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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 461 $63,517 95.25%
Software Developers, Applications 431 $79,458 92.29%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 143 $49,662 97.28%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 125 $87,189 88.03%
Computer Occupations, All Other 110 $77,024 88.71%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 109 $166,977 90.83%
Computer Programmers 107 $56,104 90.68%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $47,118 72.04%
Electrical Engineers 55 $77,877 85.94%
Mechanical Engineers 54 $72,937 93.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 381 $28,272 145.98%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 192 $30,862 136.17%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 44 $29,128 97.78%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 9 $28,353 31.03%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 7 $28,285 38.89%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 3 $33,003 17.65%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $32,108 20.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2 $31,439 14.29%
Foresters 1 $29,723 7.69%
Agricultural Engineers 1 $52,000 10.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 162 $95,192 110.20%
Computer Systems Analysts 23 $74,563 16.31%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 13 $88,083 31.71%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 11 $89,185 35.48%
Computer Occupations, All Other 9 $76,946 34.62%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8 $99,054 50.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 7 $38,085 50.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $37,889 70.00%
Electrical Engineers 6 $78,531 66.67%
Industrial Engineers 5 $73,341 71.43%
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%
Taiwan 5 $81,743 33.33%
Mexico 5 $37,902 71.43%
Philippines 4 $33,757,230 57.14%
Georgia 4 $24,502 66.67%
Japan 3 $85,185 50.00%
Ukraine 3 $58,848 50.00%
Russia 3 $93,961 60.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Vermont (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Of Vermont 2 $38,663 66.67%
Techminds Group Llc 2 $40,020 66.67%
Hampton Direct Inc 2 $40,311 66.67%
Orw Llc 2 $39,811 66.67%
Milton Academy 2 $43,035 66.67%
Mbf Bioscience 2 $38,532 66.67%
Castleton State College 2 $38,500 66.67%
Arlington School District 2 $41,615 66.67%
Middlebury Interactive Languages Llc 2 $68,432 66.67%
Cloudeeva Inc 2 $39,645 66.67%
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Top Industries in Vermont (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 16 $28,881 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $26,242 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 12 $29,394 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $31,175 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 10 $29,652 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $31,512 100.00%
Hay Farming 4 $26,104 100.00%
Apiculture 4 $27,362 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 4 $30,815 100.00%
Potato Farming 3 $28,281 100.00%

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