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 %
Hungary 6 $32,881 35.29%
Netherlands 6 $81,136 40.00%
Ireland 6 $83,085 40.00%
Romania 6 $50,975 40.00%
Syria 6 $169,072 40.00%
Kenya 6 $50,570 42.86%
Lebanon 6 $135,640 42.86%
Guatemala 5 $93,654 38.46%
Greece 5 $78,269 38.46%
Costa Rica 5 $67,880 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rwin Technologies Llc 6 $79,120 100.00%
Marshall Swiftboeckh Llc 6 $87,131 100.00%
I Brain Solutions Llc 6 $72,474 100.00%
Thoughtfocus Technologies Llc 6 $75,116 100.00%
Customer Analytics Llc 6 $72,641 100.00%
New York Technology Partners Inc 6 $76,579 100.00%
Brookdale Senior Living Communities Inc 6 $79,688 100.00%
Navitas Business Consulting Inc 6 $86,268 100.00%
Ellucian Company Lp 6 $71,961 100.00%
Nexzentek Solutions Inc 6 $72,464 100.00%
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 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