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 %
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $79,862 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 2 $74,630 100.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 2 $89,295 100.00%
Physician Assistants 2 $90,106 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 2 $208,000 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $1,789 50.00%
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 1 $16,765 50.00%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $21,590 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $21,694 50.00%
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 %
Lithuania 1 $128,461 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $166,400 50.00%
Yemen 1 $23,483 100.00%
Palestine 1 $64,917 100.00%
Slovakia 1 $22,318 100.00%
Algeria 1 $43,451 100.00%
Austria 1 $63,500 100.00%
Kazakhstan 1 $23,483 100.00%
Estonia 1 $58,614 100.00%
Fiji 1 $67,350 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gilson Inc 3 $142,744 75.00%
Community Health Network Inc 3 $146,265 75.00%
Tomah Va Medical Center 3 $165,533 75.00%
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Inc 3 $153,067 75.00%
Cogent Healthcare Of Wisconsin Sc 3 $159,134 75.00%
Monroe Clinic Inc 3 $191,665 75.00%
Prohealth Care Medical Associates Inc 3 $200,491 75.00%
Evergreen Surgical Sc 3 $259,362 75.00%
Bellin Psychiatric Center Inc 3 $208,000 75.00%
Middleton Cross Plains Area School District 3 $48,356 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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