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
65,319	90.30%	$73,122	H-1B
5,643	7.80%	$270,284	PERM
995	1.38%	$32,131	H-2A
376	0.52%	$85,021	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Wisconsin has seen a total of 72,333 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Wisconsin is the H-1B visa with 65,319 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.30% of Wisconsin's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,643 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Wisconsin's total visas.

Top Occupations in Wisconsin (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	28	$63,702	82.35%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	28	$50,047	82.35%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$54,719	81.82%
Agricultural Engineers	26	$63,532	78.79%
Natural Sciences Managers	26	$91,631	78.79%
Aerospace Engineers	26	$80,996	81.25%
Environmental Engineers	25	$68,695	78.13%
Cost Estimators	25	$52,022	78.13%
Economists	25	$62,431	80.65%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	24	$63,952	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4	$83,637	50.00%
Environmental Engineers	4	$81,193	50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	4	$48,953	50.00%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3	$71,303	37.50%
Materials Scientists	3	$91,853	37.50%
Training and Development Specialists	3	$57,276	42.86%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3	$44,754	42.86%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	3	$52,499	42.86%
Accountants	3	$60,861	42.86%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	3	$30,222	42.86%

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 688 in 2025.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,415	$769,772	45.81%
China	238	$67,608	32.87%
Colombia	233	$29,247	36.29%
South Korea	214	$29,542	35.85%
Philippines	181	$28,140	35.91%
Nepal	159	$30,304	39.07%
Mexico	138	$54,329	38.98%
Brazil	131	$36,211	41.46%
Bangladesh	128	$27,042	41.29%
Vietnam	111	$28,008	45.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ingersoll Rand Company	34	$68,791	89.47%
Prime Consulting Llc	34	$81,035	91.89%
Spx Transformer Solutions Inc	34	$81,998	91.89%
The University Of Wisconsin Madison	33	$45,332	89.19%
Management Health Systems Llc	33	$41,843	89.19%
Rapidit Inc	33	$68,261	89.19%
Kohler Co	33	$79,296	89.19%
Itelligence Inc	33	$88,011	89.19%
Intelliprise Llc	33	$74,775	91.67%
Arora Infotech Inc	32	$68,041	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ks Kolbenschmidt Us Inc	2	$62,109	33.33%
Safc Inc	2	$78,312	33.33%
West Agro	2	$71,303	33.33%
Express Scripts Services Company	2	$83,169	33.33%
Quinn David Associates Llc	2	$70,034	33.33%
Hsa Bank	2	$94,557	33.33%
Tds Telecommunications Llc	2	$98,259	33.33%
Familia Dental Janesville Llc	2	$134,566	33.33%
Broannutone Llc	2	$75,847	33.33%
Unico Llc	2	$64,917	33.33%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Carriers	662	$100,080	87.11%
Offices Of Physicians	653	$160,643	87.30%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	644	$88,562	90.96%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	589	$89,459	89.11%
Management Consulting Services	577	$68,382	95.37%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing	427	$81,318	93.23%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	396	$76,193	98.26%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	358	$98,285	95.72%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	347	$84,154	94.29%
Engine Turbine And Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	303	$63,471	83.47%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Crop Farming	20	$32,181	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	19	$33,791	100.00%
Potato Farming	19	$35,705	100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	18	$33,594	100.00%
Other Poultry Production	17	$31,419	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	17	$33,002	100.00%
Apiculture	16	$28,938	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	15	$32,510	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	14	$34,595	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	14	$33,570	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Insurance Carriers	215	$94,652	66.77%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	193	$93,838	68.44%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	191	$92,942	69.45%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	161	$26,542	74.88%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	160	$96,140	81.63%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Truckload	145	$52,628	75.13%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	122	$79,208	63.87%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	113	$1,053,008	70.19%
Relay And Industrial Control Manufacturing	111	$89,557	69.38%
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	110	$25,912	75.86%

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 $73,122. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.