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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 11,660 $67,278 95.06%
Software Developers, Applications 10,551 $77,750 91.73%
Computer Programmers 4,377 $56,929 92.17%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,919 $60,974 93.76%
Mechanical Engineers 1,604 $68,235 88.13%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,519 $82,266 91.95%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,140 $116,668 91.64%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 859 $61,532 89.67%
Management Analysts 844 $72,101 90.46%
Electrical Engineers 827 $74,908 92.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 428 $30,389 578.38%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 105 $32,458 198.11%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 61 $30,038 129.79%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 48 $30,314 111.63%
Nursery Workers 17 $29,516 65.38%
Construction Laborers 11 $35,736 44.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 7 $36,991 28.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks 5 $29,378 20.83%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4 $32,152 19.05%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $34,029 15.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 981 $1,117,545 84.13%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 350 $18,844 40.23%
Software Developers, Systems Software 205 $87,436 37.21%
Computer Systems Analysts 197 $738,504 39.40%
Internists, General 164 $134,394 33.68%
Team Assemblers 140 $29,212 39.22%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 136 $17,762 49.64%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 126 $127,497 46.32%
Computer Occupations, All Other 117 $81,773 60.94%
Helpers--Production Workers 105 $24,301 82.68%
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 %
Kimberly Clark Corporation 30 $80,400 90.91%
Geometric Americas Inc 30 $58,438 90.91%
Allied Informatics Inc 30 $68,226 90.91%
Airysoft Inc 30 $52,973 90.91%
Ascension Medical Group Southeast Wisconsin Inc 30 $201,654 90.91%
Krones Inc 30 $75,651 90.91%
Elite It Solutions Inc 30 $63,570 90.91%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 30 $71,712 90.91%
Regal Rexnord Corporation 29 $107,927 90.63%
Clement J Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center 29 $194,010 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cellular Dynamics International Inc 2 $45,563 40.00%
Tomotherapy Incorporated 2 $39,229 40.00%
Northcentral Technical College 2 $45,509 40.00%
Tomahawk Systems Llc 1 $83,886 20.00%
Shive Llc Dba Honey Dip Donuts 1 $27,186 20.00%
Monona Catering Llc 1 $33,779 20.00%
Nasonville Dairy Inc 1 $46,945 20.00%
Central Signal Llc 1 $66,706 20.00%
Ims Health Inc 1 $83,886 20.00%
Homefree Inc 1 $91,499 20.00%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 9 $32,436 100.00%
Potato Farming 9 $32,891 100.00%
Fur Bearing Animal And Rabbit Production 9 $30,264 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 8 $31,135 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $25,712 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 7 $30,216 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 6 $34,476 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 5 $28,525 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 5 $31,262 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 4 $30,623 100.00%

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