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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 46 $74,925 93.88%
Operations Research Analysts 44 $64,177 93.62%
Physical Therapists 40 $60,305 88.89%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 38 $66,673 84.44%
Hospitalists 37 $203,705 88.10%
Accountants and Auditors 37 $48,808 90.24%
Pediatricians, General 37 $143,776 92.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $64,869 92.31%
Anesthesiologists 35 $169,524 92.11%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $52,902 96.77%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 1 $41,600 10.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $58,272 83.33%
Financial Managers 5 $89,881 83.33%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 4 $59,540 66.67%
Database Administrators 4 $64,519 66.67%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $48,800 66.67%
Anesthesiologists 4 $136,344 80.00%
Mechanical Engineers 3 $79,692 60.00%
Sales Managers 3 $101,435 60.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $85,080 60.00%
Pediatricians, General 3 $91,873 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 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 %
Bowdoin College 85 $51,356 94.44%
Pines Health Services 82 $171,107 92.13%
The Aroostook Medical Center 79 $186,472 90.80%
Rite Aid Corp 71 $101,374 93.42%
Sri Sai Llc 67 $87,438 93.06%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 66 $68,376 97.06%
Mainegeneral Medical Center 64 $173,839 94.12%
Ibm India Private Limited 62 $65,835 92.54%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 54 $69,111 80.60%
Redington Fairview General Hospital 52 $167,566 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smiths Farm Inc 22 $28,342 100.00%
Taylor Farm 21 $23,813 100.00%
Pineland Farms Gillespie Farms Div 21 $24,912 100.00%
Conifor Inc 21 $36,523 100.00%
Cherryfield Foods Inc 19 $32,140 100.00%
Emerald Valley Ranches Llc 18 $28,272 100.00%
R Belanger Sons Farms 18 $24,006 100.00%
Randall Orchards Inc 17 $28,823 100.00%
R Belanger Sons Farms Inc 15 $32,531 100.00%
Giles Family Farm Inc 14 $26,891 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tyler Technologies 4 $58,734 16.00%
Bangkok Thai Enterprises Inc 4 $27,404 16.67%
Hospital Medicine Services Of Maine Llc 4 $188,947 16.67%
Unum Group 4 $93,091 17.39%
Village By The Sea 4 $23,275 18.18%
Blaze Restaurant Group 4 $29,723 18.18%
Sensor Research And Development Corporation 3 $59,779 16.67%
Bayswaterllc 3 $65,083 18.75%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 3 $99,681 18.75%
Husson University 3 $52,297 18.75%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Museums 1 $57,680 100.00%
Bottled Water Manufacturing 1 $69,888 100.00%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 1 $95,306 100.00%
Offices Of Chiropractors 1 $56,160 100.00%
Footwear Manufacturing 1 $68,390 100.00%
Administration Of Public Health Programs 1 $40,019 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing 1 $67,933 100.00%
Wineries 1 $39,021 100.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 1 $47,174 100.00%
Other Food Manufacturing 1 $65,957 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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