We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Maine Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
6,526 79.42% $82,648 H-1B
1,057 12.86% $30,556 H-2A
539 6.56% $78,877 PERM
95 1.16% $69,991 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maine has seen a total of 8,217 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maine is the H-1B visa with 6,526 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 79.42% of Maine's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,057 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 12.86% of Maine's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maine (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Auditors 1 $47,778 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $47,882 100.00%
Podiatrists 1 $49,067 100.00%
Geographers 1 $50,648 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 1 $51,126 100.00%
Foresters 1 $52,062 100.00%
Environmental Engineers 1 $52,832 100.00%
Energy Engineers 1 $52,874 100.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $52,894 100.00%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $52,900 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maine Employees Over Time
Maine has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 436 employees were hired. Maine peaked in 2014 with 646 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 416 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Maine From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 97 $95,871 40.76%
Philippines 45 $53,678 44.55%
Canada 29 $101,899 43.94%
Kenya 17 $28,059 36.96%
Nepal 16 $70,568 41.03%
Jamaica 14 $41,771 37.84%
Brazil 12 $33,602 32.43%
China 10 $56,756 38.46%
United Kingdom 8 $90,847 32.00%
Thailand 8 $47,770 38.10%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory 16 $54,548 94.12%
Dw Matrix Inc 16 $63,898 94.12%
Itech Us Inc 16 $67,544 94.12%
Penobscot Respiratory 16 $184,826 100.00%
Hospital Administrative District 4 15 $160,757 93.75%
Protech Solutions Inc 15 $53,485 93.75%
Mount Desert Island Hospital 15 $65,231 93.75%
American Physicians Inc 15 $144,072 93.75%
University Of Maine At Fort Kent 14 $38,218 87.50%
Rehabcare Group East Inc 14 $60,375 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hardwood Productspuritan Medical Products Co Llc 1 $96,034 25.00%
University Of Maine System 1 $53,509 25.00%
Aian Taste Llc 1 $27,622 33.33%
Richard Batstone Md Pa 1 $103,438 33.33%
Miyake Llc 1 $42,765 33.33%
Shinbashi Inc 1 $35,818 33.33%
Lucky Panda 1 $42,848 33.33%
Zajac Llc 1 $75,920 33.33%
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital 1 $187,200 33.33%
Iberdrola Usa Management Corporation 1 $85,446 33.33%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forest Nurseries And Gathering Of Forest Products 6 $32,081 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $32,183 100.00%
Crop Production 4 $32,490 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,607 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 3 $31,623 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 3 $27,269 100.00%
Apple Orchards 2 $31,876 66.67%
Nursery And Tree Production 2 $30,451 66.67%
Support Activities For Forestry 2 $37,960 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $30,035 100.00%

Maine Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Maine to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Maine over all years is $82,648. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage