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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 23 $117,518 85.19%
Family and General Practitioners 22 $150,358 84.62%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $45,357 73.08%
Biomedical Engineers 19 $77,784 76.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $57,656 82.61%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 18 $100,028 85.71%
Pediatricians, General 18 $146,916 90.00%
Sales Engineers 18 $97,003 94.74%
Civil Engineers 17 $71,468 89.47%
Food Scientists and Technologists 17 $68,186 89.47%
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 %
Saudi Arabia 5 $51,668 45.45%
Cambodia 5 $18,803 45.45%
Bulgaria 5 $54,425 45.45%
New Zealand 5 $48,306 50.00%
Senegal 4 $139,103 44.44%
United States Of America 4 $70,028 44.44%
Finland 4 $69,841 44.44%
Bolivia 4 $40,097 44.44%
Macedonia 4 $22,573 50.00%
Dominican Republic 4 $68,339 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amba Systems Llc 21 $69,736 91.30%
Activision Publishing Inc 21 $69,579 91.30%
Isolvers Inc 21 $65,009 91.30%
Pacific Cycle Inc 20 $85,609 86.96%
Briggs Stratton Llc 20 $116,043 86.96%
Ge Healthcare Iits Usa Corp 20 $110,978 86.96%
American Family Connect Property And Casualty Insurance Company 20 $90,555 86.96%
University Of Wisconsin Parkside 20 $40,129 90.91%
Inguran Llc 20 $42,391 90.91%
University Of Wisconsin Green Bay 20 $48,939 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compirion Healthcare Solutions Llc 1 $109,990 33.33%
Encore Unlimited Llc 1 $54,517 33.33%
Elementis Ltp Lp 1 $76,752 33.33%
Artistic Plating Company Inc 1 $60,590 33.33%
Ifs North America Inc 1 $81,349 33.33%
Hva Products Inc 1 $70,595 33.33%
Fast Enterprises Llc 1 $39,416 33.33%
Infinity Machine And Engineering Corp 1 $123,490 33.33%
Lindquist Machine Corporation 1 $45,594 33.33%
Maxima Technologies Systems Llc 1 $104,998 33.33%

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