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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Montana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
3,887 64.43% $25,186 H-2A
1,857 30.78% $72,167 H-1B
198 3.28% $68,124 PERM
91 1.51% $59,444 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Montana has seen a total of 6,033 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Montana is the H-2A visa with 3,887 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 64.43% of Montana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-1B visa with 1,857 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 30.78% of Montana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Montana (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 138 $74,353 91.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 131 $60,864 88.51%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 110 $47,931 90.91%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 99 $189,186 90.83%
Computer Programmers 78 $54,137 82.11%
Software Developers, Systems Software 48 $70,379 90.57%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $65,646 91.67%
Computer Occupations, All Other 44 $55,806 91.67%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 44 $64,024 93.62%
Internists, General 39 $171,131 84.78%
Montana Employees Over Time
Montana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 117 employees were hired. Montana peaked in 2023 with 215 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United Kingdom 4 $64,647 44.44%
Brazil 3 $90,577 42.86%
Hungary 2 $93,786 33.33%
Taiwan 2 $50,211 40.00%
Pakistan 2 $122,200 40.00%
Germany 2 $36,067 40.00%
Gambia 1 $53,976 25.00%
Indonesia 1 $56,160 25.00%
Albania 1 $40,477 33.33%
Belgium 1 $25,070 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Montana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corixa Corporation 3 $61,367 75.00%
Sepals Corporation 3 $44,241 75.00%
Labminds Staffing And Recruiting Llc 3 $40,622 75.00%
Big Sandy Medical Center 3 $42,647 75.00%
Timeless Seeds Inc 3 $47,951 75.00%
Clark Fork Valley Hospital 3 $51,660 75.00%
Providence Health Services Montana 3 $99,715 75.00%
Cdm Smith Inc 3 $63,731 100.00%
Powell County Medical Center 3 $52,818 100.00%
Saint Luke Community Hospital 3 $49,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inhealth Life Sciences 1 $40,435 100.00%
Apollos University 1 $41,226 100.00%
Neufeld Farms Partnership 1 $38,709 100.00%
Big Sky Print And Ship 1 $31,658 100.00%
Exploration Drilling Inc 1 $37,294 100.00%
Casey Coulter And Lacey Coulter 1 $30,680 100.00%

Top Industries in Montana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Production And Aquaculture 76 $30,037 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 71 $26,258 100.00%
Hay Farming 59 $25,399 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 55 $27,664 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 50 $30,913 100.00%
Crop Production 41 $30,637 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 40 $28,928 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 39 $26,229 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 33 $29,127 100.00%
Sugar Beet Farming 28 $25,339 100.00%

Montana Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Montana to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Montana over all years is $72,167. 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