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 %
Dentists, All Other Specialists 117 $98,267 85.40%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 107 $41,223 78.68%
Anesthesiologists 107 $135,157 84.92%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 101 $61,284 81.45%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $70,632 80.65%
Credit Analysts 98 $64,366 80.33%
Architectural Drafters 97 $50,802 80.17%
Food Scientists and Technologists 96 $61,329 82.05%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 93 $64,719 79.49%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 90 $56,912 76.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $52,076 38.46%
Landscape Architects 10 $69,874 40.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $71,411 40.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 10 $50,317 40.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers 9 $102,714 36.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 9 $57,106 36.00%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 9 $47,440 36.00%
Segmental Pavers 9 $44,778 36.00%
Food Service Managers 9 $66,877 36.00%
Budget Analysts 9 $77,834 36.00%
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 %
Pakistan 96 $95,782 46.83%
Taiwan 95 $81,829 47.03%
Russia 92 $91,481 46.94%
Sri Lanka 75 $94,850 46.58%
Vietnam 73 $75,668 45.63%
Italy 72 $84,403 45.57%
Israel 69 $96,385 45.10%
Germany 64 $98,164 42.67%
Ireland 61 $99,188 41.22%
Colombia 60 $67,744 40.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Genesys Cloud Services Inc 6 $94,571 85.71%
Buaut Technologies Llc 6 $93,621 85.71%
Lumicks Usa Inc 6 $159,356 85.71%
Boston Childrens Heart Foundation Inc 6 $145,177 85.71%
Robert Bosch Llc 6 $104,329 85.71%
Reef Lifestyle Llc 6 $116,431 85.71%
Denken Solutions Inc 6 $90,546 85.71%
Aventerprise Inc 6 $93,281 85.71%
Agilesoft Inc 6 $87,311 85.71%
Otm Labs Inc 6 $88,709 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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