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 %
Ethiopia	2	$127,232	40.00%
Sudan	2	$141,846	40.00%
Latvia	2	$62,743	40.00%
Rwanda	2	$48,759	40.00%
Sweden	2	$56,634	40.00%
Honduras	2	$41,470	40.00%
Switzerland	2	$57,179	50.00%
Morocco	2	$42,307	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	2	$39,884	50.00%
Barbados	2	$72,530	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infosys Limited	5,983	$65,826	99.92%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1,609	$57,955	99.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	1,527	$75,872	97.57%
Wipro Limited	1,262	$62,037	89.82%
Capgemini America Inc	1,170	$70,536	95.12%
Accenture Llp	1,033	$71,467	84.81%
Marshfield Clinic	764	$117,519	71.20%
University Of Wisconsin Madison	743	$47,031	70.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	673	$72,127	76.83%
Ibm India Private Limited	612	$63,160	81.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Experis Us Inc	335	$80,375	28.15%
Wilderness Resorts Waterparks Inc	230	$20,967	27.00%
Badger Bus Lines Inc	155	$22,151	30.88%
Medical College Of Wisconsin	154	$81,450	45.97%
Uw Provision Company Inc	95	$25,836	38.31%
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company	90	$96,672	39.13%
Ge Medical Systems Llc	87	$90,233	39.73%
University Of Wisconsin System	76	$58,584	39.58%
American Family Mutual Insurance Company Si	54	$105,312	28.88%
Adam Information Technologies Llc	50	$84,707	29.94%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	2	$39,458	100.00%
Solar Electric Power Generation	2	$90,272	100.00%
Cutlery And Handtool Manufacturing	2	$60,518	100.00%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	2	$78,853	100.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$55,671	100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing	2	$50,232	100.00%
Snack And Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars	2	$61,693	100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing	2	$58,552	100.00%
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	2	$60,538	100.00%
Furniture And Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	2	$59,093	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.