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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Montana Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
4,694 66.11% $26,561 H-2A
2,089 29.42% $73,492 H-1B
214 3.01% $67,009 PERM
103 1.45% $61,606 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Montana has seen a total of 7,100 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Montana is the H-2A visa with 4,694 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 66.11% of Montana's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-1B visa with 2,089 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 29.42% of Montana's total visas.

Top Occupations in Montana (All Years)

Montana Employees Over Time
Montana has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 117 employees were hired. Montana peaked in 2024 with 221 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 25 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Botswana 1 $73,050 33.33%
Libya 1 $68,994 33.33%
Uganda 1 $76,710 50.00%
Turkey 1 $31,658 50.00%
Sri Lanka 1 $74,600 50.00%
Ukraine 1 $21,861 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $187,199 50.00%
South Korea 1 $19,469 50.00%
Ghana 1 $109,200 50.00%
Dominica 1 $118,581 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Montana (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sepals Corporation 3 $44,241 75.00%
Labminds Staffing And Recruiting Llc 3 $40,622 75.00%
Big Sandy Medical Center 3 $42,647 75.00%
Timeless Seeds Inc 3 $47,951 75.00%
Central Montana Medical Facilities Inc 3 $49,372 75.00%
Clark Fork Valley Hospital 3 $51,660 75.00%
Cdm Smith Inc 3 $63,731 100.00%
University Of Providence 3 $58,483 100.00%
Powell County Medical Center 3 $52,818 100.00%
Saint Luke Community Hospital 3 $49,067 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ruffatto Land Cattle Co 12 $25,690 100.00%
Paugh Inc 12 $18,120 100.00%
Sitz Angus Ranch And Livestock Operation 11 $30,186 100.00%
Ralph K Miller 11 $18,759 100.00%
Horse Creek Hay Cattle Llc 11 $25,620 100.00%
Santana Ranch Robert Dixon 11 $25,003 100.00%
Kenneth E Jr And Jacqueline A Wheeler Farm 11 $23,759 100.00%
Ydoc Land And Livestock 11 $30,438 100.00%
Nicholes Seed Farms 11 $24,143 100.00%
Sutherlin Farms Llc 11 $27,568 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Naskos Residence Llc 1 $28,475 100.00%
Wolf Point School District 1 $30,840 100.00%
Theorem Ranch Llc 1 $43,597 100.00%

Top Industries in Montana (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 419 $51,680 89.91%
Custom Computer Programming Services 352 $61,510 85.85%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 240 $119,993 91.60%
Computer Systems Design Services 142 $68,462 91.61%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 107 $182,510 88.43%
Temporary Help Services 86 $69,986 96.63%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 70 $35,357 93.33%
Administration Of Education Programs 56 $49,834 81.16%
Management Consulting Services 35 $60,523 72.92%
Engineering Services 34 $71,068 89.47%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Ranching And Farming 841 $30,115 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 552 $25,714 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 529 $29,940 100.00%
Sheep Farming 339 $20,733 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 184 $30,778 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 181 $31,445 100.00%
Wheat Farming 145 $31,359 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 123 $25,113 100.00%
Apiculture 123 $29,766 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 116 $29,920 100.00%

Montana Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Montana to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Montana over all years is $73,492. 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