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 %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $56,634 87.50%
Business Intelligence Analysts 7 $66,073 87.50%
Clergy 6 $34,218 75.00%
Chemists 6 $46,456 85.71%
Financial Specialists, All Other 6 $42,772 85.71%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $43,681 85.71%
General and Operations Managers 6 $83,987 85.71%
Curators 6 $47,237 85.71%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $55,683 85.71%
Compliance Officers 6 $64,542 85.71%
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 %
Romania 6 $103,451 31.58%
Japan 6 $57,133 42.86%
South Korea 5 $123,379 35.71%
Italy 4 $86,450 30.77%
Pakistan 4 $74,921 33.33%
Russia 4 $60,076 36.36%
Mexico 4 $57,086 36.36%
Turkey 4 $75,183 36.36%
Syria 4 $101,925 40.00%
Greece 3 $103,313 30.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valorem Llc 1 $105,955 100.00%
Infovision Inc 1 $106,101 100.00%
Meta Platforms Inc 1 $108,992 100.00%
Electric Power Systems Engineering Design Inc 1 $109,678 100.00%
Eps Engineering Design Inc 1 $109,678 100.00%
Maine Aviation Corporation 1 $109,820 100.00%
Hire It People Inc 1 $110,802 100.00%
Pediatric Associates Of Lewiston Pa 1 $112,299 100.00%
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital 1 $116,376 100.00%
Hughes Network Systems Llc 1 $116,730 100.00%

Top Industries in Maine (All Years)

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