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
65,319 90.30% $73,122 H-1B
5,643 7.80% $270,284 PERM
995 1.38% $32,131 H-2A
376 0.52% $85,021 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Wisconsin has seen a total of 72,333 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Wisconsin is the H-1B visa with 65,319 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.30% of Wisconsin's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,643 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Wisconsin's total visas.

Top Occupations in Wisconsin (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial and Industrial Designers 369 $49,474 90.22%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 354 $67,084 94.40%
Chemists 322 $65,118 86.10%
Dentists, General 316 $120,701 84.95%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 278 $58,334 80.12%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 268 $49,359 87.87%
Biomedical Engineers 251 $78,032 89.64%
Financial Analysts 247 $67,760 88.85%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 242 $45,652 87.05%
Family and General Practitioners 238 $158,042 86.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $48,330 59.21%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 41 $19,896 56.16%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $61,100 97.44%
Database Administrators 38 $91,071 100.00%
Personal Care Aides 37 $23,877 97.37%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $63,074 92.11%
Dentists, General 35 $131,659 94.59%
Accountants and Auditors 31 $68,250 86.11%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 30 $82,371 85.71%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 28 $75,245 82.35%
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 688 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Wisconsin From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,415 $769,772 45.81%
China 238 $67,608 32.87%
Colombia 233 $29,247 36.29%
South Korea 214 $29,542 35.85%
Philippines 181 $28,140 35.91%
Nepal 159 $30,304 39.07%
Mexico 138 $54,329 38.98%
Brazil 131 $36,211 41.46%
Bangladesh 128 $27,042 41.29%
Vietnam 111 $28,008 45.49%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coforge Limited Fka Niit Technologies Limited 45 $82,008 91.84%
Vets Plus Inc 44 $57,361 89.80%
T2m Consulting Services Inc 44 $48,492 89.80%
Technosoft Corporation 44 $69,207 91.67%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 44 $71,900 91.67%
Trek Bicycle Corporation 43 $72,623 89.58%
Yash Technologies Inc 43 $65,045 89.58%
Cnh Industrial America Llc 43 $78,904 91.49%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 43 $72,250 91.49%
Valuemomentum Inc 42 $69,478 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bardus Organics Llc 1 $21,039 100.00%
Johnsons Nursery Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Paloma Harvesting Inc 1 $24,045 100.00%
Woldt Farms Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Jw Mattek Sons 1 $31,970 100.00%
Clover Hill Dairy Llc 1 $49,982 100.00%
Southern Ridge Cow Palace 1 $38,480 100.00%
Gottschalk Cranberry Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Pride Harvesting Llc 3 1 $30,618 100.00%
Schmitz Brothers Ag Services Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Oilgear Company 2 $72,363 25.00%
Prairie Technologies Inc 2 $79,019 25.00%
Oracle America Inc 2 $81,577 25.00%
Pkware 2 $69,774 25.00%
Neocoil Llc 2 $93,860 25.00%
Carthage College 2 $33,179 25.00%
Hy Cite Corporation 2 $30,139 25.00%
Metso Paper Usa Inc 2 $79,591 25.00%
Syslogic Inc 2 $70,616 25.00%
Bosch Packaging Technology 2 $100,880 25.00%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 13 $32,763 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 13 $32,506 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 11 $36,296 100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production 11 $31,538 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $31,135 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 8 $33,667 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 7 $30,216 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 7 $33,541 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $25,712 100.00%
Corn Farming 5 $33,760 100.00%

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 $73,122. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage