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 %
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 %
Infosys Limited 5,983 $65,826 99.92%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,609 $57,955 99.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,527 $75,872 97.57%
Wipro Limited 1,262 $62,037 89.82%
Capgemini America Inc 1,170 $70,536 95.12%
Accenture Llp 1,033 $71,467 84.81%
Marshfield Clinic 764 $117,519 71.20%
University Of Wisconsin Madison 743 $47,031 70.16%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 673 $72,127 76.83%
Ibm India Private Limited 612 $63,160 81.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Experis Us Inc 335 $80,375 28.15%
Wilderness Resorts Waterparks Inc 230 $20,967 27.00%
Badger Bus Lines Inc 155 $22,151 30.88%
Medical College Of Wisconsin 154 $81,450 45.97%
Uw Provision Company Inc 95 $25,836 38.31%
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 90 $96,672 39.13%
Ge Medical Systems Llc 87 $90,233 39.73%
University Of Wisconsin System 76 $58,584 39.58%
American Family Mutual Insurance Company Si 54 $105,312 28.88%
Adam Information Technologies Llc 50 $84,707 29.94%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Forging And Stamping 1 $69,077 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 1 $54,579 100.00%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers 1 $78,354 100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 1 $89,606 100.00%
Offices Of Notaries 1 $45,427 100.00%
Sports Teams And Clubs 1 $34,216 100.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools 1 $63,663 100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Foundries 1 $68,474 100.00%
Refrigerated Warehousing And Storage 1 $60,653 100.00%
Petroleum Refineries 1 $127,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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