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 %
Hospitalists	165	$148,131	89.19%
Interior Designers	154	$46,666	83.24%
Cost Estimators	153	$61,579	87.93%
Training and Development Specialists	150	$60,579	86.21%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	148	$83,326	86.05%
Construction Managers	146	$85,030	85.88%
Budget Analysts	143	$61,611	85.63%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	143	$69,584	86.14%
Robotics Engineers	138	$99,808	83.64%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	137	$58,033	84.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pediatricians, General	13	$109,072	44.83%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	13	$41,472	44.83%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	13	$107,702	44.83%
Anesthesiologists	13	$148,321	46.43%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$69,064	46.43%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$59,013	42.86%
Instructional Coordinators	12	$55,954	42.86%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$64,364	42.86%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	12	$71,876	44.44%
Construction Laborers	12	$47,142	44.44%

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 %
Burkina Faso	2	$106,351	50.00%
Macau	2	$61,818	50.00%
Cambodia	2	$89,107	50.00%
Latvia	2	$87,433	50.00%
Estonia	2	$68,399	50.00%
Senegal	2	$98,412	66.67%
Montenegro	2	$69,649	66.67%
Malawi	2	$68,212	66.67%
Tanzania	2	$59,474	66.67%
Iceland	2	$65,805	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Mathworks Inc	4,738	$90,198	94.50%
Wipro Limited	4,682	$77,094	96.84%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,015	$78,403	98.30%
Infosys Limited	2,961	$74,751	98.70%
Wayfair Llc	2,675	$98,197	90.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,593	$84,504	95.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,564	$88,993	96.75%
Avco Consulting Inc	2,465	$68,322	93.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,136	$74,488	84.96%
Emc Corporation	2,019	$91,057	81.25%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Emc Corporation	618	$98,023	49.68%
Oracle America Inc	342	$98,390	30.29%
Amazoncom Services Llc	297	$94,207	28.13%
Google Llc	219	$100,901	23.65%
Hyannis Air Service Inc	211	$36,722	26.38%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc	182	$73,349	29.45%
The Boston Consulting Group	139	$122,567	27.04%
Baystate Medical Practices Inc	133	$142,489	27.59%
Amadeus North America Inc	127	$97,393	27.43%
National Medical Care An Fmc Company	102	$105,124	26.91%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Carpet And Rug Mills	4	$63,341	100.00%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing	4	$55,728	100.00%
Dairy Product Except Dried Or Canned Merchant Wholesalers	4	$114,374	100.00%
Construction Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	4	$95,878	100.00%
Flat Glass Manufacturing	4	$65,666	100.00%
Special Food Services	4	$73,222	100.00%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	4	$74,136	100.00%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	4	$120,905	100.00%
Tire Manufacturing Except Retreading	4	$63,042	100.00%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	4	$50,944	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.