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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Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
231,185	90.36%	$83,357	H-1B
20,337	7.95%	$126,710	PERM
2,660	1.04%	$96,062	E-3 Australian
1,653	0.65%	$26,420	H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 255,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 231,185 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.36% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 20,337 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.95% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	206	$78,334	86.92%
Urban and Regional Planners	201	$60,681	86.27%
Chief Executives	199	$173,860	85.78%
Medical and Health Services Managers	194	$100,662	85.09%
Psychiatrists	189	$139,904	86.70%
Environmental Engineers	185	$76,024	86.05%
Mathematicians	183	$73,603	87.56%
Data Warehousing Specialists	175	$85,087	88.83%
Sales Managers	172	$118,882	91.49%
Social and Community Service Managers	169	$54,642	90.37%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Stonemasons	15	$48,164	48.39%
Computer Network Support Specialists	15	$85,713	48.39%
Chefs and Head Cooks	15	$53,014	48.39%
Interior Designers	14	$50,679	45.16%
Purchasing Managers	14	$112,973	46.67%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	14	$94,916	46.67%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$64,954	46.67%
Graphic Designers	14	$51,716	46.67%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$61,386	43.33%
Anesthesiologists	13	$148,321	43.33%

Massachusetts Employees Over Time

Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,636 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2018 with 21,834 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 18,259 in 2023.

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

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Czech Republic	11	$93,010	45.83%
Switzerland	11	$94,652	47.83%
Zimbabwe	11	$91,261	50.00%
Honduras	10	$82,234	47.62%
Belgium	10	$85,952	47.62%
Belarus	9	$105,248	47.37%
Trinidad And Tobago	9	$82,174	47.37%
Armenia	9	$60,932	47.37%
Guatemala	8	$65,929	44.44%
Sweden	8	$89,427	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rohm And Haas Electronic Materials Llc A Subsidiary Of The Dow Chemic	30	$95,273	85.71%
Community Health Connections Inc	30	$124,160	85.71%
Grant Thornton Llp	30	$78,963	85.71%
Caliper Life Sciences Inc	30	$91,139	85.71%
Rubius Therapeutics Inc	30	$75,426	85.71%
Colaberry Inc	30	$88,284	85.71%
Htc Global Services Inc	30	$92,025	85.71%
Marine Biological Laboratory	30	$52,163	88.24%
Perceptive Informatics Inc Dba Parexel Informatics	30	$83,179	88.24%
New England College Of Optometry	30	$62,896	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jiaming Investment America Gp Llc	2	$103,012	33.33%
A Chemtek Inc	2	$51,168	33.33%
Wynn Ma Llc	2	$80,631	33.33%
Uii America Inc	2	$126,880	33.33%
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Oncology Inc	2	$109,148	33.33%
Hutker Architects Inc	2	$50,929	40.00%
Quanta Technology Llc	2	$97,001	40.00%
Boston Sailing Center Inc	2	$39,812	40.00%
Vecna Robotics	2	$149,105	40.00%
Ispecimen Inc	2	$101,047	40.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	61,325	$79,790	91.45%
Computer Systems Design Services	13,939	$88,566	89.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,714	$60,590	70.79%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	7,739	$66,355	79.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,686	$86,519	87.77%
Other Computer Related Services	4,693	$80,712	86.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,095	$85,584	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,697	$91,718	92.94%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	3,514	$95,641	90.73%
Engineering Services	3,393	$81,431	88.27%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	430	$26,030	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	370	$32,380	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	134	$31,247	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	23	$32,144	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	14	$25,962	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	12	$30,706	100.00%
Crop Production	9	$30,971	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	7	$30,237	100.00%
Apple Orchards	4	$31,626	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	3	$35,256	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,514	$65,771	14.39%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	621	$108,349	31.28%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	580	$128,660	38.31%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	579	$96,467	57.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	545	$106,502	57.13%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	382	$99,687	61.51%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	226	$87,022	38.31%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	225	$100,216	38.79%
Janitorial Services	212	$29,758	36.61%
Marketing Consulting Services	202	$94,473	36.79%

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $83,357. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.