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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	2,842	$99,742	81.43%
Statisticians	2,822	$87,330	86.62%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2,511	$53,643	79.46%
Financial Analysts	2,444	$79,439	88.49%
Database Administrators	2,413	$75,344	87.97%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,408	$132,430	89.92%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,269	$58,275	87.17%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	2,255	$72,146	87.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,056	$74,260	91.83%
Mechanical Engineers	1,964	$83,003	88.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	185	$85,548	176.19%
Marketing Managers	181	$129,810	182.83%
Financial Analysts	159	$93,062	162.24%
Database Administrators	147	$1,097,332	156.38%
Sales Engineers	135	$105,365	145.16%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	122	$63,171	137.08%
Mechanical Engineers	122	$90,077	137.08%
Dentists, General	113	$109,999	134.52%
Electrical Engineers	108	$104,053	133.33%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	108	$70,741	142.11%

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 %
Elevatebio Base Camp Inc	26	$108,886	86.67%
Nference Inc	26	$119,774	86.67%
Ait Global Inc	26	$76,862	86.67%
3a Soft Inc	26	$59,263	86.67%
Sanofi Pasteur Inc	26	$93,015	86.67%
Hollingsworth Vose Company	26	$84,766	86.67%
Haemonetics Corporation	26	$96,522	86.67%
Xamarin Inc	26	$85,382	86.67%
Pall Corporation	26	$99,214	86.67%
International Computerware Inc	26	$65,406	86.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bpms Inc Boston Property Management Services	2	$106,715	40.00%
7 Stars Group Llc	2	$70,200	40.00%
Nicks Pizza Bread Olive Llc	2	$30,004	40.00%
Pace Analytical Life Sciences	2	$93,819	40.00%
Best School International Llc	2	$60,362	40.00%
Boston Strategic Partners Inc	2	$125,019	40.00%
Building Blocks Us Llc	2	$94,120	40.00%
Upcurve Inc	2	$128,877	40.00%
Roneys Landscaping And Masonry Inc	2	$36,463	40.00%
Iora Health Inc	2	$106,642	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.