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 %
India 7,319 $170,490 48.21%
China 1,409 $87,704 50.61%
Brazil 493 $50,889 44.58%
Canada 405 $104,004 45.35%
South Korea 154 $64,344 41.40%
United Kingdom 148 $1,302,788 42.29%
Mexico 128 $83,474 43.10%
Turkey 112 $79,258 46.09%
Nepal 102 $80,122 46.36%
France 97 $101,545 44.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Riverside Community Care 9 $48,129 90.00%
The Boston Red Sox 9 $81,938 90.00%
Lincoln Institute Pcc 9 $53,826 90.00%
Massachusetts College Of Pharmacy And Health Scien 9 $50,379 90.00%
Snowbound Software Corporation 9 $65,580 90.00%
Endicott College 9 $67,075 90.00%
Lux Dental Inc 9 $51,304 90.00%
Aperian Global Inc 9 $53,752 90.00%
East Coast Re Ltd 9 $41,803 90.00%
S T Global Inc 9 $50,988 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seb Housing Llc 1 $63,024 50.00%
Sweet Tooth Llc 1 $58,656 50.00%
Intuitive Surgical Inc 1 $96,429 50.00%
Wb Games Inc 1 $139,922 50.00%
Verne Q Powell Flutes Inc 1 $127,026 50.00%
Victoria Far Peake 1 $28,122 50.00%
Nbc Llc 1 $95,264 50.00%
Gustavo Preston Company Inc 1 $66,976 50.00%
Fresenius Usa Inc 1 $105,414 50.00%
Kensington Capital Management Llc 1 $130,104 50.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage