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 %
Lebanon 6 $135,640 42.86%
Costa Rica 5 $67,880 35.71%
Bulgaria 5 $54,425 35.71%
Saudi Arabia 5 $51,668 38.46%
Dominican Republic 5 $60,761 38.46%
Greece 5 $78,269 41.67%
New Zealand 5 $48,306 45.45%
Cambodia 5 $18,803 45.45%
Guatemala 5 $93,654 50.00%
Singapore 4 $73,421 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Wisconsin (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm Corporation 266 $71,673 90.17%
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation 249 $87,154 84.69%
Medical College Of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Inc 237 $59,822 84.95%
Birlasoft Inc 233 $59,286 90.66%
Kerry Inc 227 $64,486 89.02%
Fujitsu America Inc 227 $74,907 93.42%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 221 $67,778 92.86%
Ppd Development Lp 214 $65,675 92.24%
Larsen Toubro Limited 213 $46,237 91.81%
Ge Precision Healthcare Llc 209 $107,530 92.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jacobs Brothers 7 $34,807 100.00%
Lakeside Foods 7 $34,807 100.00%
Bushel And A Peck Llc 7 $32,029 100.00%
Sacia Orchards Inc 7 $26,226 100.00%
Badger Evergreen Farms Llc 7 $34,712 100.00%
Thomas R Happersett 7 $29,167 100.00%
Seneca Foods Corporation 7 $37,850 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 7 $37,057 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 7 $38,480 100.00%
Jasperson Sod Inc 6 $42,893 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Skygen Usa Llc 11 $67,500 16.67%
Dance Works Of Wisconsin Llc 11 $47,823 16.92%
Nemak Usa Inc 10 $75,250 15.87%
Santos Llc 10 $25,418 16.95%
The Bruce Company Of Wisconsin Inc 10 $59,540 18.52%
Strum Residence Dba Rolling Meadows Of Strum 10 $26,936 19.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers 9 $90,120 18.00%
Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee Inc 9 $184,538 18.75%
Opengov Inc 9 $80,087 18.75%
Oshkosh Coil Spring Inc 9 $32,968 18.75%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

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