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 %
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	2	$30,805	66.67%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	2	$30,139	66.67%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2	$37,742	66.67%
Film and Video Editors	2	$43,358	66.67%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	2	$40,895	66.67%
Curators	2	$40,040	66.67%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	2	$40,082	66.67%
Insurance Underwriters	2	$47,424	66.67%
Search Marketing Strategists	2	$39,115	66.67%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	2	$49,785	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Cnh Industrial America Llc	39	$77,231	88.64%
Trek Bicycle Corporation	39	$70,303	88.64%
Spectrum Brands Inc	39	$85,510	88.64%
Empower Professionals	39	$64,968	88.64%
University Of Wisconsin Stout	39	$49,271	88.64%
Synapsis Inc	39	$72,574	90.70%
Aurora Uw Academic Medical Group Inc	38	$160,134	88.37%
Hexacorp Llc	38	$58,226	88.37%
S C Johnson Son Inc	38	$72,818	88.37%
Randstad Technologies Llc	37	$76,286	86.05%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Morgan Dempsey Capital Management Llc	2	$112,965	28.57%
Google Inc	2	$74,308	28.57%
Manpowergroup Global Inc	2	$64,979	28.57%
Agropur Inc	2	$83,242	28.57%
Cj Food Production Inc	2	$27,040	33.33%
Wacker Neuson America Corporation	2	$73,060	33.33%
Remedy Analytics Inc	2	$61,818	33.33%
D2 Dental Of Wisconsin Sc	2	$140,587	33.33%
Piggly Wiggly Of Sister Bay Inc	2	$25,334	33.33%
Northern Engraving Corporation	2	$65,354	33.33%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,187	$56,420	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	1,019	$258,458	100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	341	$20,811	38.27%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	282	$80,901	32.56%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	240	$24,784	47.71%
Air Conditioning And Warm Air Heating Equipment And Commercial And Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	179	$92,263	51.29%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	178	$91,266	52.20%
Insurance Carriers	164	$91,906	49.85%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	153	$95,434	48.88%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	117	$78,087	37.99%

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.