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 %
Medical and Health Services Managers 14 $65,238 87.50%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 14 $77,916 93.33%
Recreation Workers 13 $24,938 86.67%
Optometrists 13 $67,917 86.67%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 13 $47,165 86.67%
Soil and Plant Scientists 12 $48,816 85.71%
Chief Executives 12 $117,979 85.71%
Instructional Coordinators 12 $45,613 85.71%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $51,553 85.71%
Validation Engineers 12 $61,310 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 2 $70,252 66.67%
Childcare Workers 2 $25,210 66.67%
Construction Managers 1 $95,160 33.33%
Accountants 1 $38,688 33.33%
Medical and Health Services Managers 1 $58,448 33.33%
Biomedical Engineers 1 $90,938 33.33%
Financial Analysts 1 $99,736 33.33%
Instructional Coordinators 1 $46,530 33.33%
Sales Engineers 1 $63,419 33.33%
Coroners 1 $57,346 33.33%
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 %
Rite Pros Inc 617 $61,638 98.09%
Eastern Maine Medical Center 401 $167,337 86.80%
Infosys Limited 299 $62,198 99.67%
University Of Maine 253 $47,101 94.05%
The Jackson Laboratory 235 $58,540 89.35%
Idexx Laboratories Inc 222 $88,291 87.40%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 151 $59,415 100.00%
Colby College 125 $51,500 94.70%
Wex Inc 99 $94,295 88.39%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 86 $76,205 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pepin Lumber Inc 113 $35,351 100.00%
Louis Lessard Inc 69 $34,646 100.00%
Ypc Forest Enterprise Inc 59 $38,411 100.00%
G Lavoie Inc 41 $36,583 100.00%
The Apple Farm 28 $27,121 100.00%
Edmond Roy Sons Inc 28 $31,350 100.00%
Ahlholm Inc 28 $27,121 100.00%
Trucking Gh Inc 27 $35,825 100.00%
Ricker Hill Orchards 26 $27,954 100.00%
Cooper Farms Inc 25 $29,477 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eastern Maine Medical Center 157 $65,968 100.00%
The Aroostook Medical Center 35 $160,521 24.48%
Llbean Inc 16 $103,431 14.81%
Wex Inc 16 $82,474 21.05%
Bates College 13 $48,425 21.67%
Penobscot Respiratory 8 $183,958 14.04%
Millinocket Regional Hospital 6 $145,697 17.14%
Gentle Family Dentistry Llc Pa 5 $148,708 15.63%
Giri Ogunquit 74 Inc 5 $25,854 16.13%
Mayo Regional Hospital 4 $156,587 14.81%

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