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 %
Mathematicians 5 $46,800 71.43%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 5 $50,843 71.43%
Geographers 5 $57,866 71.43%
Treasurers and Controllers 5 $104,857 71.43%
Automotive Engineers 5 $80,804 83.33%
Recreational Therapists 4 $26,900 66.67%
Fundraisers 4 $39,905 66.67%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 4 $37,461 66.67%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 4 $51,839 66.67%
Credit Analysts 4 $40,706 66.67%
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 %
Ethiopia 2 $127,232 66.67%
Belarus 1 $160,243 33.33%
Azerbaijan 1 $96,408 33.33%
Haiti 1 $49,816 33.33%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $47,450 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $83,491 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $128,461 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $166,400 50.00%
Yemen 1 $23,483 50.00%
Palestine 1 $64,917 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Perficient Inc 71 $71,452 92.21%
Catalent Pharma Solutions 71 $64,798 92.21%
Z3 Technologies Inc 71 $53,424 93.42%
Google Llc 71 $81,107 94.67%
Globallogic Inc 71 $93,296 94.67%
Erp Analysts Inc 67 $76,987 90.54%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 65 $47,103 87.84%
System Soft Technologies Llc 64 $64,724 87.67%
Frontier Technologies Llc 64 $70,465 88.89%
Ness Usa Inc 63 $68,302 88.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macfarlane Pheasants Inc 3 $47,077 23.08%
Familia Dental Mkemidtown Llc 3 $114,483 23.08%
Chr Hansen Inc 3 $122,387 23.08%
The Spancrete Group Inc 3 $71,552 23.08%
Dean Health Insurance Inc 3 $82,728 25.00%
Engineered Plastic Components Inc 3 $81,924 25.00%
Kimberlyclark Global Sales Llc 3 $81,640 25.00%
Affiliated Engineers Inc 3 $93,461 25.00%
Fiserv Cir Llc 3 $115,468 25.00%
Saputo Cheese Usa Inc 3 $76,094 25.00%

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