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 %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 111 $48,112 84.09%
Sales Engineers 110 $83,770 83.33%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 108 $78,266 83.08%
Materials Engineers 105 $67,923 86.07%
Logisticians 96 $56,210 80.00%
Business Intelligence Analysts 95 $74,362 84.82%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 93 $43,376 87.74%
Biological Scientists, All Other 87 $55,493 84.47%
Industrial Production Managers 77 $96,377 75.49%
Hospitalists 77 $164,309 75.49%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $53,127 88.24%
Psychiatrists 14 $151,602 82.35%
Computer Network Architects 14 $91,906 82.35%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $54,052 75.00%
Materials Engineers 11 $73,002 68.75%
Veterinarians 10 $67,613 62.50%
Financial Analysts 10 $76,293 62.50%
Financial Managers 10 $110,281 66.67%
Purchasing Managers 10 $108,405 66.67%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 10 $44,356 66.67%
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 %
Thailand 21 $48,672 51.22%
Russia 18 $65,671 43.90%
Italy 18 $74,523 45.00%
Venezuela 15 $54,104 39.47%
Jordan 14 $65,329 36.84%
Egypt 13 $98,996 35.14%
Burkina Faso 12 $30,455 35.29%
Ukraine 11 $41,942 33.33%
Argentina 10 $46,730 31.25%
Ecuador 10 $46,573 32.26%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charter Global Inc 4 $85,041 100.00%
Primetime Technologies Inc 4 $74,059 100.00%
Derex Technologies Inc 4 $80,605 100.00%
Intellect Business Solutions Llc 4 $86,143 100.00%
Maxary Llc 4 $76,040 100.00%
Career Soft Solutions Inc 4 $82,841 100.00%
Softstandard Solutions Llc 4 $86,622 100.00%
Grid Dynamics International Inc 4 $88,359 100.00%
Staxa Technologies Llc 4 $81,006 100.00%
Illinois Tools Works Inc 4 $77,142 100.00%
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 26,373 $67,106 93.65%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,183 $71,973 83.52%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,465 $62,370 79.86%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 2,582 $70,903 95.67%
Engineering Services 1,839 $63,110 91.27%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,642 $125,970 89.38%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,520 $72,151 89.78%
Other Computer Related Services 1,172 $68,770 90.08%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,005 $46,825 95.62%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 790 $92,903 94.84%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 213 $32,233 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 136 $31,476 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 96 $34,206 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 76 $31,848 100.00%
Apple Orchards 62 $30,742 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 59 $35,915 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 38 $27,736 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 32 $30,994 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 26 $34,122 100.00%
Crop Production 25 $32,056 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,252 $56,636 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 1,028 $257,053 100.00%
Custom Computer Programming Services 914 $946,378 100.00%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering 866 $19,159 100.00%
Truck Trailer Manufacturing 754 $29,699 100.00%
Limited Service Restaurants 482 $18,110 100.00%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 390 $20,924 97.26%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 363 $999,126 93.08%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 322 $25,108 82.99%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 282 $80,901 77.69%

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