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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 41 $46,768 89.13%
Operations Research Analysts 40 $64,199 88.89%
Physical Therapists 39 $60,021 90.70%
Hospitalists 38 $203,818 92.68%
Pediatricians, General 37 $143,776 90.24%
Anesthesiologists 36 $170,592 94.74%
Accountants and Auditors 35 $47,050 92.11%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $64,263 91.89%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 30 $65,273 85.71%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $52,672 96.55%
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 %
Romania 6 $103,451 31.58%
Japan 6 $57,133 42.86%
South Korea 5 $123,379 35.71%
Italy 4 $86,450 30.77%
Pakistan 4 $74,921 33.33%
Russia 4 $60,076 36.36%
Mexico 4 $57,086 36.36%
Turkey 4 $75,183 36.36%
Syria 4 $101,925 40.00%
Greece 3 $103,313 30.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 1 $75,587 100.00%
Smart Eye Care Pa 1 $75,629 100.00%
Maine Business Offices Inc 1 $75,878 100.00%
Adeptone Technologies Inc 1 $76,045 100.00%
Backyard Farms Llc 1 $76,045 100.00%
Precision Optics Corporation 1 $76,336 100.00%
Digital Management Inc 1 $76,419 100.00%
Arcadis Us Inc 1 $76,461 100.00%
Tct Inc 1 $76,502 100.00%
Portland Stage Company 1 $76,690 100.00%

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