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 %
Software Developers, Applications 1,020 $75,706 93.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 793 $65,356 92.97%
Computer Programmers 449 $52,778 86.85%
Internists, General 355 $155,022 94.67%
Computer Occupations, All Other 327 $60,294 93.97%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 265 $190,477 87.75%
Surgeons 97 $205,989 86.61%
Electrical Engineers 97 $73,178 88.99%
Software Developers, Systems Software 85 $81,360 92.39%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 82 $63,175 94.25%
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 %
Guyana 1 $44,408 50.00%
Uganda 1 $51,020 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $171,080 50.00%
El Salvador 1 $208,000 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $77,563 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $97,094 50.00%
New Zealand 1 $63,000 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $40,461 50.00%
Iceland 1 $208,000 50.00%
Argentina 1 $21,424 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Maine (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Optum Services Inc 1 $75,587 100.00%
Smart Eye Care Pa 1 $75,629 100.00%
Maine Business Offices Inc 1 $75,878 100.00%
Adeptone Technologies Inc 1 $76,045 100.00%
Backyard Farms Llc 1 $76,045 100.00%
Precision Optics Corporation 1 $76,336 100.00%
Digital Management Inc 1 $76,419 100.00%
Arcadis Us Inc 1 $76,461 100.00%
Tct Inc 1 $76,502 100.00%
Portland Stage Company 1 $76,690 100.00%

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