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 %
Financial Managers 48 $113,424 81.36%
Soil and Plant Scientists 47 $44,825 81.03%
Database Architects 46 $77,310 83.64%
Manufacturing Engineers 46 $75,079 83.64%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $41,062 78.18%
Computer User Support Specialists 43 $41,661 81.13%
Bioinformatics Scientists 43 $59,701 81.13%
Computer Hardware Engineers 42 $81,214 84.00%
Data Warehousing Specialists 42 $67,862 84.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $47,726 83.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 7 $33,582 63.64%
Chemical Engineers 7 $76,565 63.64%
General and Operations Managers 7 $126,075 70.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 7 $24,523 70.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 6 $67,004 60.00%
Animal Breeders 6 $45,604 60.00%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $47,950 60.00%
Cooks, Fast Food 6 $18,512 60.00%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 6 $24,163 66.67%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $45,472 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 3,783 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Wisconsin From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libya 1 $56,014 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $29,973 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $29,973 50.00%
Belarus 1 $160,243 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $96,408 50.00%
Haiti 1 $49,816 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $47,450 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $83,491 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $128,461 50.00%
Bahrain 1 $166,400 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flexera Global Inc 13 $78,829 92.86%
Pro Tek Consulting 13 $78,398 92.86%
Cquent Systems Inc 13 $74,887 92.86%
Inteli Platforms Inc 13 $67,062 92.86%
Northstar Medical Radioisotopes Llc 13 $91,784 92.86%
Dxc Technology Services Llc 13 $83,008 92.86%
Gmr Marketing Llc 13 $52,222 92.86%
Verona Area School District 13 $44,763 92.86%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 13 $54,862 92.86%
It America Inc 13 $53,314 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Air Motion Systems 1 $168,646 50.00%
Molson Coors Brewing Company 1 $127,629 50.00%
Sid Tool Dba Msc Industrial Supply Co 1 $72,488 50.00%
Reciprocal Labs Corporation Dba Propeller Health 1 $76,398 50.00%
Cardconnect Llc 1 $115,856 50.00%
Wisconsin Conference Of Sda 1 $46,654 50.00%
Pentair 1 $110,386 50.00%
Delve Inc 1 $57,408 50.00%
Manitou Equipment America Llc 1 $127,629 50.00%
Matthew Ausman 1 $18,117 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