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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 355 $67,146 90.10%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 354 $48,710 94.40%
Chemists 287 $64,291 86.45%
Dentists, General 270 $120,212 82.57%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 244 $57,046 81.88%
Family and General Practitioners 238 $158,042 86.86%
Biomedical Engineers 235 $77,267 89.02%
Financial Analysts 234 $66,485 90.00%
Statisticians 215 $63,801 83.66%
Food Scientists and Technologists 213 $59,591 83.20%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 40 $22,793 54.79%
Database Administrators 38 $91,071 97.44%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $61,173 97.37%
Personal Care Aides 37 $23,877 97.37%
Dentists, General 32 $132,445 86.49%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $63,086 88.89%
Accountants and Auditors 30 $68,809 88.24%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 28 $75,245 82.35%
Statisticians 27 $66,635 96.43%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 26 $78,324 92.86%
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 %
Cree Inc 23 $70,221 88.46%
Poclain Hydraulics Inc 23 $72,909 88.46%
Technosoft Services Inc 23 $59,083 88.46%
Wisdom Infotech 23 $86,599 88.46%
Iit Jobs Inc 23 $61,355 88.46%
Adroit Associates Inc 23 $67,022 88.46%
Schroeders Flowers Inc 23 $38,831 88.46%
Wonderbox Technologies Llc 23 $60,240 88.46%
Oracular Is Llc 23 $73,828 88.46%
Optum Services Inc 23 $95,499 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
R2h Flavor Technology Llc 1 $78,790 25.00%
Lakefront Brewery Inc 1 $65,562 25.00%
Df Institute 1 $48,277 25.00%
Io Datasphere Inc 1 $70,886 25.00%
Pharmacy Onesource Inc 1 $98,717 25.00%
Steele Solutions Inc 1 $53,893 25.00%
Harmony Valley Farm Llc 1 $27,934 25.00%
Christian Faith Academy Of Higher Learning Inc 1 $37,800 25.00%
Oconto Hospital Medical Center Inc 1 $187,200 25.00%
Ar United Incdba Shi Chai Hookah Lounge 1 $46,946 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