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 %
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 %
Microsoft Corporation	821	$94,148	79.55%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc	817	$80,839	86.46%
Oracle America Inc	814	$103,194	86.97%
Analog Devices Inc	805	$87,268	90.45%
Virtusa Corporation	795	$80,937	91.91%
Northeastern University	753	$65,350	88.07%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc	713	$58,165	83.78%
Wellington Management Company Llp	701	$102,000	83.25%
Google Llc	678	$106,015	86.70%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	674	$89,243	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
New England It Associates Inc	51	$100,064	31.48%
Xchanging Solutions Usa Inc	47	$198,313	29.94%
Amazon Corporate Llc	47	$95,137	29.94%
Broadcom Corporation	46	$104,143	29.87%
Adroit Software Inc	46	$101,013	30.07%
Kayak Software Corporation	45	$90,419	29.80%
Iso New England	44	$87,828	29.53%
Sun Life Financial Us Services Company	44	$89,320	30.34%
Resourcesoft Inc	44	$84,875	30.77%
Devereux Foundation	43	$33,230	30.50%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	2	$88,972	100.00%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$88,411	100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	2	$164,154	100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	2	$68,952	100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing	2	$50,690	100.00%
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills	2	$70,138	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	2	$56,389	100.00%
Document Preparation Services	2	$101,203	100.00%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages	2	$52,957	100.00%
Private Households	2	$43,763	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.