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Wisconsin (WI)

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12,916

H-1B approvals (all yrs)

89.8%

LCA certification rate

1,067

Employers filing, latest yr

Top occupations shown

Where this fits nationally

// Wisconsin highlighted

AKAlaska

MEMaine

WAWashington

MTMontana

NDNorth Dakota

MNMinnesota

WIWisconsin

MIMichigan

VTVermont

NHNew Hampshire

OROregon

IDIdaho

WYWyoming

SDSouth Dakota

IAIowa

ILIllinois

INIndiana

OHOhio

NYNew York

MAMassachusetts

RIRhode Island

CACalifornia

NVNevada

UTUtah

COColorado

NENebraska

KSKansas

MOMissouri

KYKentucky

WVWest Virginia

PAPennsylvania

NJNew Jersey

CTConnecticut

AZArizona

NMNew Mexico

OKOklahoma

ARArkansas

TNTennessee

VAVirginia

MDMaryland

DEDelaware

HIHawaii

TXTexas

LALouisiana

MSMississippi

ALAlabama

GAGeorgia

SCSouth Carolina

NCNorth Carolina

DCDistrict of Columbia

FLFlorida

LCA filings by year

// worksite in Wisconsin

YearLCA volumeCertifiedRate

2025

4,311

3,77687.6%

2024

4,432

3,88987.7%

2023

5,122

4,46087.1%

2022

5,016

4,43488.4%

2021

7,528

6,96392.5%

2020

5,498

5,13693.4%

H-1B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

751

1797.8%

2024

937

899.2%

2023

209

1095.4%

2022

869

899.1%

2021

682

2097.2%

2020

711

5992.3%

2019

870

12287.7%

2018

552

8087.3%

2017

753

12086.3%

2016

742

H-2A petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

563

2595.7%

2024

588

0100.0%

2021

674

0100.0%

2020

638

0100.0%

2019

403

299.5%

2018

334

0100.0%

2017

188

0100.0%

2016

168

0100.0%

2015

0100.0%

H-2B petitions by year

// approvals / denials by fiscal year

YearApprovalsDenialsRate

2025

609

1497.8%

2024

1,044

199.9%

2019

587

0100.0%

2017

0—

2016

0—

2015

0—

Top employers (H-1B, latest year)

UNIV OF WI SYSTEM/MADISON134

Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.36

Marshfield Clinic27

Experis US, Inc.22

GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC22

Marquette University22

Milwaukee Board of School Directors19

Fiserv Solutions, LLC14

Top occupations (LCA, latest year)

Software Developers894

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects240

Mechanical Engineers189

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers182

Information Technology Project Managers110

Electrical Engineers107

Industrial Engineers102

Physicians, All Other101

Aggregate filing data, presented as market research, not case-specific and not legal advice.SOURCE: USCIS EMPLOYER DATA HUB / DOL LCA DISCLOSURE