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
65,319 90.30% $73,122 H-1B
5,643 7.80% $270,284 PERM
995 1.38% $32,131 H-2A
376 0.52% $85,021 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Wisconsin has seen a total of 72,333 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Wisconsin is the H-1B visa with 65,319 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.30% of Wisconsin's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,643 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.80% of Wisconsin's total visas.

Top Occupations in Wisconsin (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Analysts 11,655 $67,272 95.02%
Software Developers, Applications 10,516 $77,732 91.43%
Computer Programmers 4,376 $56,925 92.15%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,916 $60,978 93.68%
Mechanical Engineers 1,746 $69,663 87.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,513 $82,203 91.59%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,140 $116,668 91.64%
Electrical Engineers 929 $76,778 86.26%
Management Analysts 890 $73,975 94.38%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 858 $61,536 90.99%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 558 $32,169 587.37%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 160 $34,428 177.78%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 61 $30,038 108.93%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 58 $31,597 105.45%
Construction Laborers 19 $42,532 57.58%
Nursery Workers 17 $29,516 53.13%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 12 $46,441 38.71%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 8 $38,615 29.63%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 6 $36,254 22.22%
Chefs and Head Cooks 5 $29,378 20.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 983 $1,115,511 84.31%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 375 $19,298 43.10%
Team Assemblers 243 $29,737 40.84%
Software Developers, Systems Software 205 $87,436 40.92%
Computer Systems Analysts 197 $738,504 40.29%
Internists, General 164 $134,394 35.89%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 136 $17,762 30.22%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 127 $127,863 41.50%
Computer Occupations, All Other 117 $81,773 46.43%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 116 $21,456 60.42%
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 688 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Romania 7 $46,406 41.18%
Macedonia 7 $21,528 41.18%
Malaysia 7 $80,273 43.75%
Hungary 7 $32,534 43.75%
Australia 7 $62,177 43.75%
Lebanon 6 $135,640 37.50%
Kenya 6 $50,570 37.50%
Syria 6 $169,072 40.00%
Netherlands 6 $81,136 40.00%
Ireland 6 $83,085 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cmfg Life Insurance Company 121 $88,444 89.63%
General Electric Company Healthcare 120 $92,717 91.60%
Prevea Clinic Inc 119 $179,043 95.20%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 119 $64,390 96.75%
Schneider Enterprise Resources Llc 113 $85,369 91.87%
Aptude Inc 113 $62,928 92.62%
Grandison Management Inc 111 $68,575 91.74%
Codeworks Inc 111 $65,237 94.07%
Isr Info Way Inc 110 $77,856 93.22%
Kohls Department Stores Inc 109 $87,237 93.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Macfarlane Pheasants Inc Wisconsin 5 $31,982 100.00%
Golden Land Ginseng Usa Inc 5 $36,695 100.00%
Wind Lake Turf Inc 5 $38,081 100.00%
Gaertig Farms Llc 5 $36,375 100.00%
Chiefs Pumping Service Llc 5 $36,608 100.00%
Comstock Trees Service Inc 5 $33,284 100.00%
Silent Night Evergreens Llc 5 $33,417 100.00%
Debucks Sod Farm Of Wisconsin Inc 4 $34,117 100.00%
Olden Produce Llc 4 $34,284 100.00%
Golden Sands Ranch Inc 4 $32,152 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Research Products Corporation 6 $94,699 20.00%
Bellin Memorial Hospital Inc 6 $150,776 20.69%
Promega Corporation 6 $93,368 20.69%
Accuray Incorporated 6 $79,259 21.43%
Oracular Is Llc 6 $105,903 22.22%
American Me Corp Dba T Shirt Factory 6 $67,856 23.08%
Total Administrative Services Corp Dba Tasc 6 $91,933 23.08%
Lemans Corporation 6 $80,092 24.00%
K And R Pizza Llc 6 $18,512 24.00%
Aimd Restaurant Services Llc 6 $29,557 24.00%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Social Advocacy Organizations 4 $38,600 80.00%
Credit Bureaus 4 $103,124 80.00%
Other Individual And Family Services 4 $46,051 80.00%
Security Systems Services 4 $58,349 80.00%
Department Stores 4 $110,167 80.00%
Translation And Interpretation Services 4 $41,746 80.00%
Used Car Dealers 4 $39,299 100.00%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing 4 $48,033 100.00%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers 4 $69,290 100.00%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 4 $114,523 100.00%
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 $73,122. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage