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 %
Computer and Information Systems Managers	761	$111,212	90.70%
Industrial Engineers	730	$69,425	88.92%
Database Administrators	702	$70,680	90.00%
Internists, General	585	$164,718	79.48%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	562	$45,997	85.02%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	552	$65,975	86.66%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	484	$73,059	84.03%
Accountants and Auditors	409	$55,147	91.70%
Information Technology Project Managers	388	$71,262	94.63%
Operations Research Analysts	374	$65,630	91.44%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$31,460	11.11%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	2	$36,067	11.76%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	2	$16,101	12.50%
Helpers--Production Workers	2	$34,705	15.38%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	1	$36,067	7.69%
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	1	$44,158	7.69%
Nursery and Greenhouse Managers	1	$30,618	8.33%
Food Preparation Workers	1	$31,970	8.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	88	$52,753	69.84%
Mechanical Engineers	87	$72,724	70.73%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	86	$143,152	83.50%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	82	$21,219	82.00%
Electrical Engineers	53	$85,336	54.08%
Industrial Engineers	52	$73,066	56.52%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	51	$65,102	60.71%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	45	$20,842	57.69%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	41	$19,896	52.56%
Home Health Aides	40	$22,793	52.63%

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 %
Portugal	2	$24,669	50.00%
Chile	2	$53,183	50.00%
Serbia	2	$80,239	50.00%
Uganda	2	$69,492	50.00%
Uruguay	2	$47,965	66.67%
Zimbabwe	2	$56,553	66.67%
Czech Republic	2	$101,026	66.67%
Serbia And Montenegro	2	$43,205	66.67%
Denmark	2	$94,235	66.67%
Nicaragua	2	$26,479	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infosys Limited	5,983	$65,826	99.92%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,609	$57,955	99.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	1,527	$75,872	97.57%
Wipro Limited	1,262	$62,037	89.82%
Capgemini America Inc	1,170	$70,536	95.12%
Accenture Llp	1,033	$71,467	84.81%
Marshfield Clinic	764	$117,519	71.20%
University Of Wisconsin Madison	743	$47,031	70.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	673	$72,127	76.83%
Ibm India Private Limited	612	$63,160	81.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Experis Us Inc	335	$80,375	28.15%
Wilderness Resorts Waterparks Inc	230	$20,967	27.00%
Badger Bus Lines Inc	155	$22,151	30.88%
Medical College Of Wisconsin	154	$81,450	45.97%
Uw Provision Company Inc	95	$25,836	38.31%
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	90	$96,672	39.13%
Ge Medical Systems Llc	87	$90,233	39.73%
University Of Wisconsin System	76	$58,584	39.58%
American Family Mutual Insurance Company Si	54	$105,312	28.88%
Adam Information Technologies Llc	50	$84,707	29.94%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Poultry Processing	11	$70,189	91.67%
Power Boiler And Heat Exchanger Manufacturing	10	$88,398	83.33%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing	10	$63,305	83.33%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	10	$66,111	83.33%
Roofing Siding And Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers	10	$79,706	83.33%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	10	$64,337	83.33%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	10	$53,192	83.33%
Dairy Product Except Frozen Manufacturing	10	$72,528	83.33%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	9	$65,280	75.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	9	$69,019	75.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	1	$70,595	33.33%
Capacitor Resistor Coil Transformer And Other Inductor Manufacturing	1	$85,134	33.33%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	1	$46,176	33.33%
Other Poultry Production	1	$61,152	33.33%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	1	$136,261	33.33%
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas	1	$74,464	33.33%
Farm And Garden Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	1	$53,248	33.33%
Construction Sand And Gravel Mining	1	$82,950	33.33%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	1	$55,910	33.33%

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.