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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Vermont Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
3,686 69.77% $75,037 H-1B
1,122 21.24% $27,820 H-2A
427 8.08% $397,595 PERM
48 0.91% $58,797 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Vermont has seen a total of 5,283 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Vermont is the H-1B visa with 3,686 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 69.77% of Vermont's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 1,122 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 21.24% of Vermont's total visas.

Top Occupations in Vermont (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Analysts 461 $63,517 95.25%
Software Developers, Applications 427 $79,615 91.43%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 157 $50,825 95.73%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 127 $87,602 87.59%
Computer Occupations, All Other 110 $77,024 88.71%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 109 $166,977 90.83%
Computer Programmers 107 $56,104 90.68%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 77 $48,482 70.64%
Mechanical Engineers 65 $75,367 85.53%
Electrical Engineers 63 $79,298 86.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 431 $29,255 159.04%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 192 $30,862 124.68%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 55 $36,860 103.77%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 50 $30,040 113.64%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 10 $29,220 34.48%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 9 $30,227 50.00%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $32,108 17.65%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 3 $33,003 20.00%
Farm Labor Contractors 1 $29,723 7.14%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 1 $24,419 7.69%
Vermont Employees Over Time
Vermont has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 241 employees were hired. Vermont peaked in 2018 with 371 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 60 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 165 $94,611 41.35%
Canada 20 $82,655 38.46%
China 10 $73,317 45.45%
Mexico 6 $39,555 37.50%
Philippines 5 $27,015,003 62.50%
Taiwan 5 $81,743 71.43%
Georgia 4 $24,502 57.14%
Brazil 3 $129,300 50.00%
Russia 3 $93,961 50.00%
Romania 3 $39,243 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Vermont (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The University Of Vermont 269 $51,311 65.45%
Ntt Data Inc 240 $79,961 96.00%
Infosys Limited 131 $63,860 95.62%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 129 $84,660 96.99%
The President And Fellows Of Middlebury College 123 $53,349 93.18%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 117 $74,738 97.50%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 85 $62,784 90.43%
University Of Vermont Health Network Medical Group Inc 78 $178,267 82.98%
Ibm Corporation 76 $71,006 92.68%
The President Fellows Of Middlebury College 61 $51,530 92.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Southern Vermont Orchards Inc 49 $27,003 100.00%
Sunrise Orchards Inc 40 $27,913 100.00%
Champlain Orchards Inc 28 $26,876 100.00%
Dutton Berry Farm 28 $27,384 100.00%
Sentinel Pine Orchards Inc 27 $23,660 100.00%
Stonewood Farm Inc 27 $29,034 100.00%
John Palmer 24 $28,228 100.00%
Green Mountain Orchards Inc 23 $29,272 100.00%
Petes Greens Inc 19 $28,808 100.00%
S Mazza Farm Inc 19 $27,766 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itech Us Inc 616 $88,178 100.00%
The President And Fellows Of Middlebury Colleg 17 $42,675 37.78%
Ibm Corporation 15 $75,987 60.00%
Champlain College 12 $48,196 70.59%
Dealer Dot Com Inc 9 $62,601 60.00%
Nmp Golf Construction Corp 7 $38,085 58.33%
Central Vermont Medical Center Inc 5 $147,526 55.56%
Wendco Of Epsom Inc 5 $24,502 55.56%
Goodrich Corporation 4 $70,372 44.44%
Isystemsllc 4 $76,222 44.44%

Top Industries in Vermont (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 876 $70,973 90.78%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 602 $51,406 76.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 375 $70,915 94.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 324 $128,709 91.53%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 168 $85,500 90.32%
Engineering Services 114 $67,848 87.02%
Coffee And Tea Manufacturing 65 $64,529 89.04%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 61 $52,548 89.71%
Offices Of Dentists 48 $127,817 76.19%
Temporary Help Services 46 $64,097 93.88%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 235 $29,810 100.00%
Apple Orchards 133 $29,682 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 84 $28,380 100.00%
Crop Production 56 $32,237 100.00%
Poultry Processing 50 $29,785 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 30 $34,063 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 28 $31,852 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 26 $31,809 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 18 $32,990 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 17 $23,421 100.00%

Vermont Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Vermont to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Vermont over all years is $75,037. 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