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 %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 10 $51,014 83.33%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $57,219 90.91%
Bioinformatics Scientists 10 $58,816 90.91%
Chief Executives 10 $120,677 90.91%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 10 $130,349 100.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 9 $42,393 90.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $44,806 90.00%
Chemical Engineers 9 $51,183 90.00%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $49,822 90.00%
Biomedical Engineers 9 $65,092 90.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Statisticians 1 $58,157 50.00%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $50,670 50.00%
Biomedical Engineers 1 $90,938 50.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $51,020 50.00%
Construction Managers 1 $95,160 50.00%
Financial Analysts 1 $99,736 50.00%
Sales Engineers 1 $63,419 50.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1 $37,814 50.00%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $67,000 50.00%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $58,000 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 416 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Maine From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 97 $95,871 40.76%
Philippines 45 $53,678 44.55%
Canada 29 $101,899 43.94%
Kenya 17 $28,059 36.96%
Nepal 16 $70,568 41.03%
Jamaica 14 $41,771 37.84%
Brazil 12 $33,602 32.43%
China 10 $56,756 38.46%
United Kingdom 8 $90,847 32.00%
Thailand 8 $47,770 38.10%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Maine At Machias 4 $36,570 80.00%
Cst 2000 Llc 4 $43,014 80.00%
Us Hotels New England Llc 4 $36,062 80.00%
Ssb Software Technologies Inc 4 $39,557 80.00%
Lecole Francaise Du Maine 4 $36,698 80.00%
Sdp Management Inc 4 $37,944 80.00%
St Marys Health System 4 $90,714 80.00%
Xceltech Inc 4 $43,373 80.00%
University Of Maine Farmington 4 $44,256 80.00%
Geeksoft Llc 4 $63,747 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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