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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Vermont Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
3,425 69.97% $73,412 H-1B
1,010 20.63% $26,813 H-2A
416 8.50% $406,382 PERM
44 0.90% $58,021 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Vermont has seen a total of 4,895 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Vermont is the H-1B visa with 3,425 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 69.97% of Vermont's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,010 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 20.63% of Vermont's total visas.

Top Occupations in Vermont (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 7 $95,160 87.50%
Information Technology Project Managers 7 $79,025 87.50%
Mental Health Counselors 6 $30,937 85.71%
Graphic Designers 6 $35,651 85.71%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 6 $35,590 85.71%
Librarians 6 $44,982 85.71%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 6 $38,286 85.71%
Lawyers 6 $65,319 85.71%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,881 85.71%
Physicists 6 $99,240 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1 $37,211 100.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 1 $48,610 100.00%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1 $36,192 100.00%
Information Security Analysts 1 $91,042 100.00%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 1 $67,808 100.00%
Clergy 1 $29,827 100.00%
Vermont Employees Over Time
Vermont has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 241 employees were hired. Vermont peaked in 2018 with 371 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 231 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 161 $94,212 41.39%
Canada 20 $82,655 38.46%
China 10 $73,317 50.00%
Mexico 5 $37,902 33.33%
Taiwan 5 $81,743 71.43%
Philippines 4 $33,757,230 57.14%
Georgia 4 $24,502 66.67%
Romania 3 $39,243 50.00%
Japan 3 $85,185 50.00%
Ukraine 3 $58,848 60.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Vermont (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vermont Journalism Trust 3 $46,099 75.00%
Association Of Africans Living In Vermont Inc 3 $41,739 75.00%
West Hill Energy Computing Inc 3 $48,741 75.00%
Brown Enterprises Inc 3 $43,798 75.00%
St Johnsbury Academy 3 $54,534 75.00%
The President Amp Fellows Of Middlebury College 3 $37,398 75.00%
Marlboro College 3 $42,614 75.00%
University Of Vermont Health Network Porter Medical Center Inc 3 $47,466 75.00%
Castortek Llc 3 $63,918 75.00%
Numia Medical Technology Llc 3 $55,792 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Vermont (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $28,504 100.00%
Apple Orchards 108 $28,011 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 81 $28,060 100.00%
Crop Production 56 $32,237 100.00%
Poultry Processing 42 $28,448 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 28 $31,852 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 20 $32,672 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 18 $32,990 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 17 $23,421 100.00%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing 16 $31,178 100.00%

Vermont Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Vermont to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Vermont over all years is $73,412. 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