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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anesthesiologists 4 $136,344 66.67%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 4 $59,540 66.67%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $48,800 66.67%
Database Administrators 4 $64,519 66.67%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $64,805 80.00%
Sales Managers 3 $101,435 60.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $85,080 60.00%
Pediatricians, General 3 $91,873 60.00%
General and Operations Managers 3 $111,294 60.00%
Mechanical Engineers 3 $79,692 60.00%
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 %
Rlc Engineering Llc 8 $74,620 88.89%
Inland Hospital 8 $148,193 100.00%
Valley Medical Association 8 $150,696 100.00%
Emergency Medicine Services Of Maine Llc 8 $216,481 100.00%
Spectrum Healthcare Partners 8 $250,359 100.00%
University Of Maine System 7 $50,478 87.50%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 7 $76,521 87.50%
Maine Central Institute 7 $38,486 87.50%
Riya Hospitality Llc 7 $54,009 87.50%
Portland School District 7 $42,900 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging 250 $37,450 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 138 $32,648 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 133 $27,326 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 63 $30,991 100.00%
Potato Farming 45 $32,084 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 42 $31,173 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 13 $27,266 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 7 $33,524 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $28,971 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 6 $32,025 100.00%

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