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 %
Veterinarians 72 $54,899 80.90%
Industrial Production Managers 70 $95,039 81.40%
Marketing Managers 68 $109,719 81.93%
General and Operations Managers 61 $100,412 77.22%
Materials Scientists 61 $68,280 77.22%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 57 $43,643 72.15%
Microbiologists 54 $43,222 80.60%
Actuaries 52 $76,665 85.25%
Validation Engineers 50 $75,640 83.33%
Surgeons 49 $155,091 81.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 8 $153,116 57.14%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $41,496 61.54%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 8 $46,922 61.54%
Financial Managers 8 $90,942 66.67%
Information Security Analysts 8 $96,988 66.67%
Engineers, All Other 8 $87,142 66.67%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $45,420 66.67%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $49,614 63.64%
Chemical Engineers 7 $76,565 63.64%
General and Operations Managers 7 $126,075 63.64%
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 %
Froedtert Health Inc 24 $151,626 88.89%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 24 $73,572 88.89%
Affiliated Engineers Inc 24 $70,343 88.89%
Briggs Stratton Corporation 24 $93,082 88.89%
Miller Electric Mfg Co 24 $71,204 88.89%
American Unit Inc 24 $59,383 88.89%
Batteries Plus Llc 24 $86,474 88.89%
Snap On Incorporated 23 $76,518 85.19%
Lt Technology Services Llc 23 $71,653 85.19%
Sap America Inc 23 $78,455 85.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Allen Edmonds Shoe Corporation 1 $87,292 25.00%
Foremost Farms Usa Cooperative 1 $69,992 25.00%
Emdat Inc 1 $67,350 25.00%
Metso Automation Usa Inc 1 $95,867 25.00%
Scarab Genomics Llc 1 $37,419 25.00%
Madison Area Technical College 1 $53,322 25.00%
The Enhancers Inc 1 $61,942 25.00%
Hermle Machine Company 1 $64,168 25.00%
Bio Fab Technologies Inc 1 $73,216 25.00%
Bloom Companies Llc 1 $64,626 25.00%

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