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Maine

State · United States

Applications on record
19,676
FY2025
1,403
FY2026 to 30 June
1,226
Share of U.S. total
0.16%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$97,960
Median wage$97,960certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Maine.

Applications by fiscal year — Maine

7021,403FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
7021,403FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008910
FY2009933
FY2010886
FY2011856
FY2012833
FY2013912
FY20141,004
FY20151,069
FY20161,058
FY20171,030
FY20181,080
FY2019911
FY2020894
FY2021894
FY20221,077
FY20231,373
FY20241,327
FY20251,403
FY2026*1,226
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*135571363157
FY2025186563498156
FY2024161563490113
FY2023139491472271
FY2022133411403130
FY202110923146985
FY20209521550381
FY20199222752963
FY20187124767686
FY20176822165784
FY201674193687104
FY201567174718110
FY20146414071486
FY20136412467252
FY20126411558767
FY201183124541108
FY201055115566150
FY200917512856070
FY20084717959688
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Maine.

Applications by employer
  1. Rite Pros Inc982
  2. Eastern Maine Medical Center849
  3. University of Maine532
  4. Idexx Laboratories, Inc.417
  5. The Jackson Laboratory412
  6. Infosys Limited352
  7. Colby College210
  8. Rite Aid Corp.184
  9. The Aroostook Medical Center164
  10. WEX Inc.160
  11. Tata Consultancy Services Limited153
  12. Giri Hotel Management LLC148
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers2,020
  2. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners1,366
  3. Computer Systems Analysts1,085
  4. Cooks, Restaurant936
  5. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse877
  6. Computer Programmers728
  7. Physicians, All Other712
  8. General Internal Medicine Physicians688
  9. Computer Occupations, All Other557
  10. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers269
Visa routes
  1. H-1B9,950
  2. H-2B non-agricultural workers5,032
  3. PERM labour certification2,061
  4. H-2A agricultural workers1,882
  5. E-3 (Australia)148
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)23
  7. H-1B1 (Chile)14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $97,960; middle half $78,845 to $183,525 · median prevailing wage $87,214 (marker) · 1,304 applications.

$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Apples68
  2. Logging67
  3. Agricultural Equipment Operators47
  4. Vegetables26
  5. Agricultural Equipment Operator25
  6. Fruits and Vegetables22
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Maine with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Portland, ME2,894
  2. Bangor, ME1,369
  3. Bar Harbor, ME1,134
  4. South Portland, ME1,101
  5. Augusta, ME1,084
  6. Westbrook, ME739
  7. Ogunquit, ME686
  8. Scarborough, ME543
  9. Orono, ME469
  10. Lewiston, ME413
  11. Freeport, ME354
  12. Waterville, ME322
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green cards, naturalization and admissions

People who became lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens while living in Maine, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with Maine as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

8751,7502015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8751,750201520172019202120232024
Data table
20151,460
20161,750
20171,590
20181,750
20191,360
2020940
2021900
20221,360
20231,590
20241,350
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
20241,350910
20231,5901,370
20221,3601,240
20219001,150
2020940710
20191,3601,080
20181,7501,120
20171,5901,040
20161,750980
20151,4601,100
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Afghanistan130
  2. Burundi120
  3. DR Congo90
  4. Philippines90
  5. Jamaica70
  6. Rwanda70
  7. Vietnam50
  8. China50
  9. Angola40
  10. India40
  11. Djibouti30
  12. Canada30
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)33,180
  2. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)31,690
  3. Temporary workers and families20,760
  4. Students and exchange visitors13,050
  5. Treaty traders and investors4,840
  6. All other classes610
  7. Diplomats and other representatives200
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT30,270
  2. B27,070
  3. H2A8,260
  4. TN7,670
  5. F6,640
  6. J6,280
  7. E4,740
  8. B4,620
  9. WB2,900
  10. H2B, H2R1,810
  11. H1B1,150
  12. L820
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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