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
6,971 78.48% $83,167 H-1B
1,226 13.80% $31,715 H-2A
586 6.60% $79,455 PERM
99 1.11% $70,689 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Maine has seen a total of 8,882 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Maine is the H-1B visa with 6,971 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 78.48% of Maine's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,226 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 13.80% of Maine's total visas.

Top Occupations in Maine (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1 $52,894 100.00%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 1 $109,741 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 1 $66,602 100.00%
Food Science Technicians 1 $25,854 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $59,176 100.00%
Fashion Designers 1 $41,330 100.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 1 $70,533 100.00%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 1 $55,162 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $32,802 100.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $47,435 100.00%
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 73 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 104 $96,094 39.85%
Philippines 45 $53,678 44.12%
Jamaica 33 $38,675 43.42%
Canada 32 $113,084 51.61%
Nepal 17 $70,649 36.17%
Kenya 17 $28,059 41.46%
Brazil 13 $33,352 34.21%
Thailand 11 $71,713 40.74%
China 10 $56,756 38.46%
United Kingdom 8 $90,847 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of New England 49 $65,096 87.50%
Bates College 46 $60,710 85.19%
Unum Group 46 $88,744 92.00%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 45 $77,937 93.75%
Quality Matrix Inc 44 $63,215 95.65%
Mainehealth 44 $149,349 97.78%
Abbott Diagnostics Scarborough Inc 42 $77,303 93.33%
Igate Technologies Inc 35 $57,473 89.74%
Ibm Corporation 35 $66,131 94.59%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 33 $58,102 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Salmon Falls Nursery Inc 14 $27,469 100.00%
Spear Farms Inc 14 $26,365 100.00%
Crane Bros Inc 13 $33,360 100.00%
Lemieuxs Orchard Llc 13 $32,589 100.00%
Pascal Lessard Inc 13 $34,654 100.00%
Brackett Orchards 13 $28,542 100.00%
Rowe Orchards 13 $24,000 100.00%
Gillespie Farms Div 12 $34,216 100.00%
Seamans Farm Inc 12 $31,505 100.00%
Thomas Farms 11 $32,440 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kirara Inc 2 $43,337 14.29%
Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency 2 $86,574 14.29%
Health Dialog Services Corporation 2 $66,124 15.38%
Maine Medical Center 2 $52,375 16.67%
Southern Maine Medical Center 2 $39,645 18.18%
Macdonald Page Collc 2 $64,106 20.00%
Spectrum Medical Group Pa 2 $28,718 20.00%
University Of Maine At Machias 2 $39,430 20.00%
Esri Inc 2 $82,067 25.00%
Delhaize America Shared Services Group Llc 2 $80,985 28.57%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $32,025 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 6 $32,451 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $36,582 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 4 $26,068 100.00%
Crop Production 4 $32,490 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 4 $32,183 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 4 $28,470 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 3 $36,435 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 3 $32,642 100.00%
Apiculture 3 $33,869 100.00%

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 $83,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage