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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Statistical Assistants	67	$50,842	84.81%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	64	$46,411	83.12%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	64	$65,669	83.12%
Advertising and Promotions Managers	63	$72,832	82.89%
Editors	63	$59,142	82.89%
Sociologists	62	$60,789	81.58%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	61	$46,126	81.33%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	61	$55,573	82.43%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	61	$69,606	83.56%
Designers, All Other	60	$53,206	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$59,864	31.82%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	6	$35,773	27.27%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	6	$76,690	27.27%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	6	$59,242	27.27%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	6	$77,397	27.27%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	6	$22,658	27.27%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	6	$122,023	27.27%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	6	$130,621	28.57%
Cooks, Fast Food	6	$28,167	28.57%
Human Resources Managers	6	$102,860	28.57%

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 %
Australia	53	$105,210	37.59%
Spain	53	$89,269	38.69%
Iran	49	$84,033	41.88%
Jamaica	49	$42,388	44.55%
Japan	46	$90,513	42.59%
Ukraine	45	$93,645	42.06%
Philippines	41	$84,248	38.68%
Egypt	41	$73,435	40.20%
Venezuela	40	$91,781	44.94%
Bangladesh	40	$70,696	45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Holyoke Health Center Inc	38	$105,201	90.48%
Rockwell Automation Inc	37	$81,539	88.10%
Alixpartners Llp	37	$99,735	88.10%
Citrix Systems Inc	37	$96,527	88.10%
Avo Usa Holding 2 Corporation	37	$98,798	88.10%
Info Services Llc	37	$73,787	88.10%
Massachusetts Acute Care Specialists Pc	37	$112,920	88.10%
Cambridge Semantics Inc	37	$101,296	88.10%
Sathram Corporation	37	$94,647	88.10%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc	37	$112,548	88.10%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Worldapp Inc	2	$94,291	28.57%
A2 Consulting Llc	2	$112,175	28.57%
Anika Therapeutics Inc	2	$122,720	28.57%
Csn Stores	2	$119,038	28.57%
Biopharm Systems Inc	2	$93,236	28.57%
Clearly Amazing Outlookllc Dba 2020 Window Cleaning	2	$20,966	28.57%
Ta Associates Management Lp	2	$127,234	28.57%
Patrick Ahearn Architect Llc	2	$77,272	28.57%
Covestro Llc	2	$93,819	28.57%
Lenox Executive Searchdatatemps Llc	2	$85,863	28.57%

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.