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 %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	2	$44,570	66.67%
Psychologists, All Other	2	$57,159	66.67%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers	2	$63,014	66.67%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2	$52,936	100.00%
Legal Support Workers, All Other	2	$55,245	100.00%
Podiatrists	2	$53,958	100.00%
Risk Management Specialists	2	$52,749	100.00%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	2	$54,080	100.00%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$63,980	100.00%
Transportation Engineers	2	$66,529	100.00%

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 %
Oracle America Inc	37	$90,294	86.05%
Eaton Corporation	37	$90,558	88.10%
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company	37	$83,582	88.10%
Teamsoft Inc	37	$77,260	88.10%
Itech Us Inc	37	$72,951	88.10%
Humana Insurance Company	36	$77,589	87.80%
Molson Coors Beverage Company Usa Llc	36	$92,387	87.80%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc	36	$61,673	90.00%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	36	$70,964	90.00%
University Of Wisconsin Eau Claire	36	$46,758	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Highland Lakes Dental Center Inc	2	$27,539	33.33%
Altoona Family Restaurant Llc	2	$20,155	33.33%
First Data Merchant Services Llc	2	$86,362	33.33%
Bluepay Processing Llc	2	$124,478	33.33%
Hsa Bank	2	$94,557	33.33%
Tip Technologies Inc	2	$75,525	33.33%
Salas Enterprises Inc	2	$21,424	33.33%
Comfort Care 4 U Llc	2	$26,790	33.33%
Fishtail Llc	2	$38,127	33.33%
Wisconsin Dental Group Sc Dba Forwarddental	2	$189,031	33.33%

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.