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 %
Veterinarians	89	$72,693	78.07%
History Teachers, Postsecondary	89	$69,135	81.65%
Auditors	87	$66,650	81.31%
Geneticists	86	$64,102	86.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	81	$66,966	81.00%
Risk Management Specialists	78	$85,151	80.41%
Quality Control Systems Managers	78	$128,066	82.11%
Coaches and Scouts	76	$35,695	82.61%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	74	$62,747	80.43%
Pediatricians, General	73	$130,214	80.22%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Budget Analysts	9	$77,834	37.50%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	9	$47,440	37.50%
Food Service Managers	9	$66,877	37.50%
Tile and Marble Setters	8	$44,668	33.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	8	$45,760	34.78%
Carpenters	8	$60,286	34.78%
Lodging Managers	7	$73,543	30.43%
Cost Estimators	7	$61,256	30.43%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$54,999	30.43%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$59,801	30.43%

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 %
Xinthe Technologies Pvt Lt	25	$71,153	89.29%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	25	$76,593	89.29%
Msci Inc	25	$92,061	89.29%
Shyft Analytics Inc	25	$74,686	89.29%
Leapfrog Systems Inc	25	$88,594	89.29%
Waters Technologies Corporation Dba Waters Corporation	25	$84,908	89.29%
Quanterix Corporation	25	$82,922	89.29%
Orpine Inc	25	$73,260	89.29%
Xtglobal Inc	25	$85,840	89.29%
Amzur Technologies Inc	25	$70,101	89.29%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nexis Healthcare Inc	2	$124,114	40.00%
New Horizons Software Inc	2	$93,091	40.00%
Nd Data Group Of Rhode Island Llc	2	$88,837	40.00%
Pcg Trading Llc Dba Converge	2	$88,785	40.00%
Metabolix Inc	2	$62,546	40.00%
Cellular Express Inc	2	$99,944	40.00%
Longfellow Investment Management Co Llc	2	$93,112	40.00%
Power Tools Inc Dba Axceler	2	$98,706	40.00%
Genomequest Inc	2	$84,469	40.00%
Tencent Boston	2	$75,525	40.00%

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.