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 %
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 28 $55,625 90.32%
Industrial Engineers 26 $76,981 89.66%
Web Developers 25 $51,598 89.29%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $47,791 92.31%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 23 $37,870 92.00%
Civil Engineers 23 $68,132 95.83%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 21 $48,794 91.30%
Natural Sciences Managers 21 $87,686 91.30%
Financial Analysts 19 $65,712 82.61%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $50,936 95.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pediatricians, General 3 $91,873 60.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $61,790 60.00%
Sales Managers 3 $101,435 60.00%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $48,045 50.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2 $59,301 50.00%
Management Analysts 2 $74,412 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $70,252 50.00%
Lodging Managers 2 $59,238 50.00%
Civil Engineers 2 $68,796 50.00%
Coaches and Scouts 2 $32,657 50.00%
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 %
Cobscook Community Learning Center 1 $71,365 100.00%
Sierra Consulting Inc 1 $71,427 100.00%
Mindsor Llc 1 $71,469 100.00%
Rowdmap Inc 1 $71,531 100.00%
Edge Cloud Technologies Inc 1 $71,531 100.00%
Trelleborg Offshore Boston Inc 1 $71,718 100.00%
Openbox Solutions Inc 1 $72,051 100.00%
Nationwide Payment Solutions Llc 1 $72,072 100.00%
Orion Systems Integrators Inc 1 $72,072 100.00%
Propel Corporation 1 $72,072 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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