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 %
India 1,269 $846,350 46.11%
China 222 $68,205 34.58%
South Korea 214 $29,542 36.96%
Colombia 185 $28,405 39.19%
Nepal 106 $35,283 24.94%
Brazil 104 $36,850 35.25%
Philippines 101 $29,979 40.08%
Mexico 94 $58,989 41.23%
Bangladesh 80 $29,930 40.40%
Vietnam 75 $29,342 40.98%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Generac Power Systems Inc 62 $87,195 92.54%
Gspann Technologies Inc 62 $75,285 93.94%
Deloitte Tax Llp 62 $54,915 95.38%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 61 $62,684 95.31%
Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc 59 $93,199 93.65%
General Electric Company 58 $98,022 92.06%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 58 $65,861 93.55%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 57 $110,541 91.94%
Sargento Foods Inc 56 $88,236 90.32%
Kohls Inc 56 $105,706 91.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ascension Logistics Inc 3 $100,221 25.00%
Covance Clinical Research Unit Inc 3 $64,785 25.00%
Sptresto Llc Dba Rice N Roll Bistro 3 $26,603 25.00%
Dnt Associates Inc 3 $122,859 27.27%
Hayat Pharmacy 9 Llc Dba Hayat Pharmacy 9 3 $99,666 27.27%
Agnitio Inc 3 $68,217 27.27%
Flexagon Llc 3 $88,358 27.27%
Us Cellular Corporation 3 $87,889 30.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 3 $112,764 30.00%
Brookdale Employee Services Corporate Llc 3 $87,679 30.00%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 9 $32,436 100.00%
Potato Farming 9 $32,891 100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production 9 $30,264 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $31,135 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $25,712 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 7 $30,216 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 6 $34,476 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 5 $28,525 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 5 $31,262 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $30,623 100.00%

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