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 %
Computer User Support Specialists	136	$53,383	85.53%
Industrial Production Managers	136	$111,472	86.62%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	135	$40,840	87.66%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	134	$48,808	88.16%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	134	$36,183	88.16%
Computer Network Support Specialists	134	$71,285	90.54%
Manufacturing Engineers	134	$87,503	92.41%
Clinical Data Managers	131	$99,234	93.57%
Technical Writers	118	$75,275	84.29%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	117	$62,883	84.78%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Web Developers	12	$83,514	44.44%
Instructional Coordinators	12	$55,954	44.44%
Computer User Support Specialists	11	$66,237	40.74%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	11	$56,009	40.74%
Receptionists and Information Clerks	11	$31,003	42.31%
Chief Executives	11	$188,461	42.31%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	10	$50,317	38.46%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	10	$59,752	38.46%
Office Clerks, General	10	$36,720	38.46%
Urban and Regional Planners	10	$65,198	38.46%

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 %
Tufts University	496	$65,364	90.35%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc	488	$104,281	89.05%
Ptc Inc	483	$90,186	89.28%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	476	$95,077	93.89%
Cisco Systems Inc	457	$103,822	92.14%
University Of Massachusetts Amherst	451	$69,202	92.23%
Homesite Group Inc	435	$90,660	89.14%
Boston College	424	$69,315	88.15%
John Hancock Life Insurance Company Usa	414	$94,535	86.97%
Santander Bank Na	409	$92,995	88.72%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Draftkings Inc	26	$95,968	27.37%
Casa Systems Inc	25	$109,313	26.60%
Westernacher Partner Consulting Inc	25	$108,811	26.88%
Cengage Learning Inc	25	$114,228	27.17%
Eze Castle Software Llc An Eze Software Group Com	25	$99,133	27.17%
Expicient Inc	24	$117,599	26.67%
The President And Trustees Of Williams College	24	$57,621	26.97%
Dynatrace Llc	23	$96,621	26.14%
Vassit Services Us	23	$91,541	26.14%
Progress Software Corporation	23	$91,095	26.14%

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.