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 %
Sales Engineers 102 $83,157 83.61%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 99 $46,845 81.15%
Biological Technicians 98 $33,324 80.99%
Business Intelligence Analysts 95 $74,362 78.51%
Materials Engineers 94 $65,791 83.19%
Logisticians 87 $56,231 84.47%
Biological Scientists, All Other 83 $54,821 80.58%
Hospitalists 79 $165,416 79.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 77 $61,024 77.78%
Computer Network Architects 75 $87,716 82.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 10 $44,356 66.67%
Logisticians 10 $60,776 66.67%
Purchasing Managers 10 $108,405 66.67%
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 10 $17,867 71.43%
Veterinarians 10 $67,613 71.43%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $53,705 71.43%
Materials Engineers 10 $71,993 71.43%
Cooks, Restaurant 9 $29,719 64.29%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $45,007 64.29%
Sales Managers 9 $116,411 64.29%
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 %
Dominican Republic 4 $68,339 50.00%
Ghana 3 $135,949 37.50%
Gambia 3 $26,333 37.50%
Uzbekistan 3 $17,895 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 3 $18,859 42.86%
Burkina Faso 3 $30,465 50.00%
Turkmenistan 3 $19,878 50.00%
Jamaica 3 $34,612 50.00%
Cameroon 3 $62,030,807 50.00%
Barbados 2 $72,530 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 422 $98,541 95.05%
Milwaukee Board Of School Directors 418 $46,313 99.05%
Igate Technologies Inc 399 $59,863 94.77%
Rockwell Automation Inc 393 $79,702 93.79%
American Family Mutual Insurance Company Si 381 $96,059 95.25%
Ge Medical Systems Llc 369 $87,159 94.37%
Syntel Inc 317 $65,280 83.86%
Ernst Young Us Llp 315 $74,012 93.20%
Kforce Inc 307 $73,393 93.60%
Wisdom Infotech Ltd 306 $66,191 95.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rock Prairie Dairy Llc 20 $20,797 20.41%
Ladysmith Nursing Home 20 $24,856 20.41%
R S Infocon Inc 20 $75,447 21.05%
Abb Inc 17 $87,297 18.68%
Norswiss Farms Inc 17 $18,772 18.89%
Ce Health Care 17 $48,506 19.54%
University Of Wisconsinmilwaukee 15 $53,159 17.44%
Spectrum Brands Inc 15 $86,245 17.65%
Humana Insurance Company 14 $71,206 16.87%
Microsoft Corporation 13 $76,389 15.66%

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