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 %
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 %
Khs Usa Inc 18 $62,793 90.00%
Remedy Analytics Inc 18 $65,739 90.00%
Enterprise Solutions Inc 18 $69,523 90.00%
Generac Power Systems 18 $96,192 90.00%
Coolsoft Llc 18 $73,601 90.00%
Avco Consulting Inc 17 $77,064 85.00%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 17 $103,000 85.00%
Salesforcecom Inc 17 $104,076 85.00%
University Of Wisconsin River Falls 17 $51,332 85.00%
Sierra Consulting Inc 17 $69,072 85.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mexican Cheese Producers Inc 1 $36,525 33.33%
Fellow Mortals Inc 1 $51,854 33.33%
Bit 7 Inc 1 $74,734 33.33%
Exact Sciences 1 $66,539 33.33%
Magnetek Inc 1 $65,686 33.33%
Impact Engineering Solutions Inc 1 $57,346 33.33%
Manvee Inc Dba Dunkin Donuts 1 $25,043 33.33%
New Seoul Korean Restaurant Llc 1 $37,918 33.33%
V G Lubsey Md Sc 1 $125,112 33.33%
Safc Inc 1 $68,848 33.33%

Top Industries in Wisconsin (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 18 $32,186 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 16 $30,606 100.00%
Apiculture 16 $28,938 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 14 $32,371 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $31,828 100.00%
Other Poultry Production 14 $30,078 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 13 $32,506 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 13 $32,763 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 11 $32,231 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 11 $30,340 100.00%

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