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 %
Economists 23 $61,532 79.31%
Public Relations Specialists 22 $38,155 75.86%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $54,495 78.57%
Technical Writers 21 $53,906 75.00%
Compliance Officers 21 $57,576 87.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 19 $34,037 82.61%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19 $39,743 82.61%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $48,614 78.26%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $48,777 81.82%
Budget Analysts 18 $54,584 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 %
Saudi Arabia 5 $51,668 45.45%
Cambodia 5 $18,803 45.45%
Bulgaria 5 $54,425 45.45%
New Zealand 5 $48,306 50.00%
Senegal 4 $139,103 44.44%
United States Of America 4 $70,028 44.44%
Finland 4 $69,841 44.44%
Bolivia 4 $40,097 44.44%
Macedonia 4 $22,573 50.00%
Dominican Republic 4 $68,339 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kimberly Clark Corporation 30 $80,400 90.91%
Geometric Americas Inc 30 $58,438 90.91%
Allied Informatics Inc 30 $68,226 90.91%
Airysoft Inc 30 $52,973 90.91%
Ascension Medical Group Southeast Wisconsin Inc 30 $201,654 90.91%
Krones Inc 30 $75,651 90.91%
Elite It Solutions Inc 30 $63,570 90.91%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 30 $71,712 90.91%
Regal Rexnord Corporation 29 $107,927 90.63%
Clement J Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center 29 $194,010 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cellular Dynamics International Inc 2 $45,563 40.00%
Tomotherapy Incorporated 2 $39,229 40.00%
Northcentral Technical College 2 $45,509 40.00%
Tomahawk Systems Llc 1 $83,886 20.00%
Shive Llc Dba Honey Dip Donuts 1 $27,186 20.00%
Monona Catering Llc 1 $33,779 20.00%
Nasonville Dairy Inc 1 $46,945 20.00%
Central Signal Llc 1 $66,706 20.00%
Ims Health Inc 1 $83,886 20.00%
Homefree Inc 1 $91,499 20.00%

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