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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Wisconsin Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
61,164 91.05% $72,173 H-1B
4,901 7.30% $303,889 PERM
771 1.15% $30,076 H-2A
342 0.51% $80,826 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Wisconsin has seen a total of 67,178 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Wisconsin is the H-1B visa with 61,164 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.05% of Wisconsin's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,901 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.30% of Wisconsin's total visas.

Top Occupations in Wisconsin (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Anesthesiologists 31 $155,122 75.61%
Managers, All Other 31 $68,580 77.50%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $42,317 77.50%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 31 $47,407 77.50%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 30 $48,591 76.92%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 30 $141,828 76.92%
Accountants 30 $55,832 78.95%
Sales Managers 30 $102,469 81.08%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 28 $50,047 77.78%
Agricultural Engineers 27 $60,579 81.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wisconsin Employees Over Time
Wisconsin has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,147 employees were hired. Wisconsin peaked in 2016 with 5,940 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,783 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Canada 75 $78,244 43.35%
Pakistan 54 $64,004 38.30%
United Kingdom 31 $93,808 26.05%
Turkey 30 $69,900 42.86%
Nigeria 26 $73,378 38.24%
Taiwan 22 $49,009 35.48%
South Africa 20 $47,298 35.09%
Iran 19 $58,503 50.00%
Germany 17 $86,421 45.95%
Italy 16 $76,520 45.71%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dental Associates Ltd Of Wisconsin 19 $148,821 90.48%
Ascension Medical Group Fox Valley Wisconsin Inc 19 $203,871 90.48%
Mars It Corp 19 $78,542 90.48%
Menasha Packaging Company Llc 19 $79,467 90.48%
Vedicsoft 19 $50,603 90.48%
St Paper Llc 19 $70,083 90.48%
Vaktech Corporation Llc 19 $58,377 90.48%
Csc Covansys Corporation 19 $56,069 90.48%
Indotronix International Corporation 19 $80,967 90.48%
Cyberthink Inc 19 $61,941 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cld Graphics Inc 1 $59,426 33.33%
Brooks Stevens Inc 1 $69,742 33.33%
Mayo Foundation Mayo Clinic Rochester 1 $44,845 33.33%
Pacur Llc 1 $69,867 33.33%
Emd Crop Bioscience 1 $45,344 33.33%
Inviragen Inc 1 $33,446 33.33%
Biopulping International Inc 1 $80,974 33.33%
Electrochemical Products Inc 1 $39,603 33.33%
Grassland Dairy Products Inc 1 $153,296 33.33%
Riverview Hospital Association 1 $137,446 33.33%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 25,459 $66,447 93.80%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,897 $71,064 88.06%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,078 $61,672 76.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,506 $70,259 95.65%
Engineering Services 1,706 $61,861 91.33%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,514 $124,203 88.95%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,452 $71,349 90.07%
Other Computer Related Services 1,135 $67,933 89.87%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 673 $90,984 91.32%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing 629 $88,032 89.99%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 156 $29,310 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 109 $29,420 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 80 $32,982 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 57 $30,393 100.00%
Apple Orchards 49 $28,603 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 37 $31,992 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 35 $27,909 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $30,220 100.00%
Crop Production 25 $32,056 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 19 $33,791 100.00%

Wisconsin Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Wisconsin to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Wisconsin over all years is $72,173. 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