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 %
India 1,269 $846,350 46.11%
China 222 $68,205 34.58%
South Korea 214 $29,542 36.96%
Colombia 185 $28,405 39.19%
Nepal 106 $35,283 24.94%
Brazil 104 $36,850 35.25%
Philippines 101 $29,979 40.08%
Mexico 94 $58,989 41.23%
Bangladesh 80 $29,930 40.40%
Vietnam 75 $29,342 40.98%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capitol Indemnity Corporation 14 $90,377 93.33%
Intel Americas 13 $74,125 86.67%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 13 $78,267 86.67%
Community Health Systems Inc 13 $106,496 86.67%
Ramps International Inc 13 $73,371 86.67%
Web Yoga Inc 13 $64,901 86.67%
Ashley Furniture Industries Inc 13 $67,040 86.67%
Aquatech International Corporation 13 $73,278 86.67%
Maxpro Inc 13 $57,629 86.67%
Kanchi Technologies Inc 13 $59,885 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialty Tapes Llc 1 $61,589 50.00%
Aig Travel Assist Inc 1 $49,816 50.00%
Smartuq Llc 1 $75,629 50.00%
Stella Chewys 1 $77,043 50.00%
Inguran Llc Dba Stgenetics 1 $46,342 50.00%
Krone Na Inc 1 $53,248 50.00%
Clark Of Milwaukee Inc 1 $46,114 50.00%
Latham Dairy Llc 1 $31,013 50.00%
Economical Tires Llc 1 $57,658 50.00%
Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander Wi 1 $44,595 50.00%

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