By the numbers: Temporary foreign workers

Federally certified H-2B job positions from Maine employers, by federal fiscal year H-2B visas are given to workers hired to fill seasonal or temporary jobs, often in the tourism industry. Here is the number of jobs that Maine-based employers got permission to fill using H-2B visas. No data was available about how many international workers […]

Federally certified H-2B job positions from Maine employers, by federal fiscal year

H-2B visas are given to workers hired to fill seasonal or temporary jobs, often in the tourism industry. Here is the number of jobs that Maine-based employers got permission to fill using H-2B visas. No data was available about how many international workers were actually hired to fill these certified positions. H-2B workers hired by Maine-based employers earned an average of $11.07 an hour in 2016.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
INTERACTIVE: Christian MilNeil | @c_milneil

Leading destinations for H-2B workers in Maine, fiscal year 2016

Notes: “Certified positions” indicates the number of jobs that employers have certified as eligible for employing H-2B visa holding workers. No data is available on how many visa holders actually filled these positions.

Town: Certified positions
Ogunquit: 42
Bar Harbor: 19
York: 15
Boothbay Harbor: 11
Wells: 10

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Leading job categories for H-2B workers in Maine, fiscal year 2016

Notes: “Certified positions” indicates the number of jobs certified by Maine employers as eligible for employing H-2b visa holding workers. No data is available on how many visa holders actually filled these positions.

Job type: Certified positions
Housekeepers and cleaners: 74
Cooks: 48
Food prep workers: 13
Dishwashers: 12
Landscaping workers: 10
Waitstaff: 10