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 %
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 %
Mauritius 2 $82,524 66.67%
Suriname 1 $72,530 33.33%
Botswana 1 $187,200 33.33%
Guinea 1 $45,094 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 50.00%
Yemen 1 $208,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $221,894 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $68,058 50.00%
Brunei 1 $151,258 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lahey Clinic Inc 106 $150,840 87.60%
Spi Research And Development Services Llc 106 $73,125 88.33%
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 105 $125,419 87.50%
Symbotic Llc 105 $106,521 87.50%
Yantriks Llc 105 $97,584 88.24%
Collaborative Consulting Llc 105 $86,864 88.98%
Qison Inc 104 $68,101 88.14%
Entegris Inc 103 $93,787 88.79%
Cengage Learning Inc 103 $100,500 88.79%
The Russian School Of Mathematics Inc 103 $45,935 89.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qison Inc 6 $89,249 28.57%
Starpoint Solutions Llc A Yoh Services Llc Compan 6 $72,297 28.57%
Greenlight Biosciences 6 $83,224 28.57%
128 Technology Inc 6 $113,544 28.57%
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc 6 $96,606 28.57%
Commonwealth Equity Services Llc 6 $123,545 28.57%
Financial Recovery Technologies Llc 6 $88,435 28.57%
Sri Infotech 6 $135,075 28.57%
Guidewire Software Inc 6 $88,199 28.57%
Novanta Corporation 6 $106,126 28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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%

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.

State Avg Wage