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 %
Clinical Nurse Specialists 1 $63,253 100.00%
Biostatisticians 1 $64,043 100.00%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $66,331 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 1 $66,602 100.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 1 $70,533 100.00%
Wind Energy Engineers 1 $70,766 100.00%
Environmental Economists 1 $71,843 100.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $73,778 100.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 1 $74,568 100.00%
Producers and Directors 1 $76,690 100.00%
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 %
South Africa 3 $53,520 33.33%
Iran 3 $93,105 33.33%
Egypt 3 $102,201 37.50%
Lebanon 3 $63,294 37.50%
Greece 3 $103,313 37.50%
Nigeria 3 $143,111 37.50%
Colombia 3 $49,025 37.50%
Peru 2 $99,776 25.00%
Taiwan 2 $52,217 28.57%
Bangladesh 2 $53,508 28.57%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corporate Solutions General Inc 1 $74,464 100.00%
Elanco Animal Health Inc 1 $74,568 100.00%
Misicom 1 $74,818 100.00%
Johnnys Selected Seeds 1 $74,859 100.00%
Brann Isaacson Llp 1 $74,880 100.00%
Cogent Data Solutions Llc 1 $75,130 100.00%
N Square International Inc 1 $75,130 100.00%
Cole Haan Inc 1 $75,275 100.00%
Trilok Software Solutions Llc 1 $75,317 100.00%
Infosoft Inc 1 $75,462 100.00%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

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