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 %
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	46	$42,699	82.14%
Art Directors	46	$87,924	82.14%
Energy Engineers	46	$88,494	82.14%
Supply Chain Managers	45	$111,382	83.33%
Compliance Managers	45	$131,657	86.54%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	44	$61,345	84.62%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	43	$63,212	84.31%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	42	$57,065	84.00%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	42	$42,700	85.71%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	41	$71,636	83.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	4	$45,947	22.22%
Microbiologists	4	$61,901	22.22%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	4	$88,587	22.22%
Medical Assistants	4	$41,226	22.22%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	4	$52,047	22.22%
Customer Service Representatives	4	$36,998	22.22%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$51,027	22.22%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	4	$49,431	22.22%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	4	$39,822	22.22%
Education Administrators, All Other	4	$51,719	22.22%

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 %
Software Catalysts Llc	47	$65,905	90.38%
Valuemomentum Inc	47	$82,912	90.38%
Skellig Automation Us Llc	47	$101,347	90.38%
Majescomastek	47	$77,890	90.38%
The Depository Trust And Clearing Corporation	47	$118,386	90.38%
Datarobot Inc	47	$114,208	90.38%
Sap America Inc	47	$95,009	90.38%
Logmein Usa Inc	46	$103,348	88.46%
Voyager Therapeutics Inc	46	$86,641	90.20%
Arbella Insurance Group	46	$86,244	90.20%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Criteo	3	$80,676	33.33%
Quinn David Associates Llc	3	$70,020	33.33%
Xebialabs Inc	3	$107,155	33.33%
Steffian Bradley Limited	3	$77,154	33.33%
Delaware Life Insurance Company	3	$86,667	33.33%
Seyfarth Shaw Llp	3	$145,323	33.33%
4sight Technologies Inc	3	$83,838	33.33%
National Mentor Holdings Llc	3	$102,981	33.33%
Capsule Tech Inc	3	$90,577	33.33%
Codiscope Llc	3	$99,889	37.50%

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.