DOL OFLC, ME

Maine State Summary VISA CATEGORY TOTAL APPLICATIONS PROCESSED TOTAL APPLICATIONS CERTIFIED TOTAL POSITIONS REQUESTED TOTAL POSITIONS CERTIFIED % OF TOTAL CERTIFIED APPLICATIONS % OF TOTAL CERTIFIED POSITIONS AVERAGE WAGE OFFER/ AEWR PERM H-1B H-2B H-2A 104 673 193 74 93 629 178 72 89 1,355 2,637 724 93 1,180 2,378 700 0.08% 0.11% 3.00% 0.72% 0.08% 0.10% 1.99% 0.50% $91,686.85 $99,090.42 $11.07 $11.74 Top Three Cities PERMANENT LABOR (BY POSITIONS CERTIFIED) City Name Positions Certified Portland Bangor South Portland 19 17 5 Average Wage Offer $99,772.32 $208,734.63 $71,169.40 H-1B (BY POSITIONS CERTIFIED ) City Name Positions Certified Portland South Portland Augusta 492 157 148 Average Wage Offer $78,061 $71,917 $87,199 H-2B (BY POSITIONS CERTIFIED ) H-2A (BY POSITIONS CERTIFIED ) City Name Positions Certified Average Wage Offer Bar Harbor Ogunquit Jackman 497 411 277 $10.25 $10.64 $14.22 City Name Cherryfield Presque Isle Caribou Positions Certified AEWR 161 119 114 $11.74 $11.74 $11.74 Top Five Occupations/Agricultural Commodities PERMANENT LABOR Occupation Positions Certified Average Wage Offer H-1B Occupation Positions Certified Average Wage Offer Software Developers, Applications Internists, General Physicians and Surgeons, All Other Dentists, General Chefs and Head Cooks 17 15 13 5 5 $96,380.59 $209,000.00 $249,459.38 $140,528.60 $41,857.40 Computer Systems Analysts Software Developers, Applications Computer Occupations, All Other Computer Programmers Computer Systems Analyst 423 159 113 83 42 $73,807.61 $78,607.05 $69,251.93 $65,719.50 $68,509.92 H-2B Occupation Positions Certified Average Wage Offer Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners Forest and Conservation Workers Cooks, Restaurant Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers Waiters and Waitresses 670 565 216 204 101 $10.15 $13.83 $11.58 $10.42 $10.66 H-2A Occupation Broccoli Berries Apples Agricultural Equipment Operator General Farmworker Positions Certified AEWR 231 163 93 87 61 $11.74 $11.74 $11.74 $11.74 $11.74 72 • APPENDIX A: STATE EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION PROFILES