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 %
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 %
Kenya	27	$60,815	48.21%
Poland	23	$77,291	47.92%
Costa Rica	23	$95,182	47.92%
El Salvador	22	$68,546	45.83%
Jordan	21	$90,756	45.65%
Singapore	20	$95,731	43.48%
Syria	19	$106,499	46.34%
Ghana	18	$70,338	43.90%
Indonesia	17	$86,297	42.50%
Peru	17	$87,965	45.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Mathworks Inc	4,738	$90,198	94.50%
Wipro Limited	4,682	$77,094	96.84%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,015	$78,403	98.30%
Infosys Limited	2,961	$74,751	98.70%
Wayfair Llc	2,675	$98,197	90.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,593	$84,504	95.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,564	$88,993	96.75%
Avco Consulting Inc	2,465	$68,322	93.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,136	$74,488	84.96%
Emc Corporation	2,019	$91,057	81.25%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Emc Corporation	618	$98,023	49.68%
Oracle America Inc	342	$98,390	30.29%
Amazoncom Services Llc	297	$94,207	28.13%
Google Llc	219	$100,901	23.65%
Hyannis Air Service Inc	211	$36,722	26.38%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc	182	$73,349	29.45%
The Boston Consulting Group	139	$122,567	27.04%
Baystate Medical Practices Inc	133	$142,489	27.59%
Amadeus North America Inc	127	$97,393	27.43%
National Medical Care An Fmc Company	102	$105,124	26.91%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$46,676	66.67%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	2	$95,066	66.67%
Legislative Bodies	2	$64,824	66.67%
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$93,735	66.67%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2	$95,784	66.67%
Boat Dealers	2	$45,469	66.67%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	2	$101,879	66.67%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	2	$55,027	66.67%
Building Finishing Contractors	2	$82,295	66.67%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	2	$115,180	66.67%

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.