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 %
India	7,319	$170,490	48.21%
China	1,409	$87,704	50.61%
Brazil	493	$50,889	44.58%
Canada	405	$104,004	45.35%
South Korea	154	$64,344	41.40%
United Kingdom	148	$1,302,788	42.29%
Mexico	128	$83,474	43.10%
Turkey	112	$79,258	46.09%
Nepal	102	$80,122	46.36%
France	97	$101,545	44.50%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc	1,480	$94,866	92.38%
Ibm Corporation	1,342	$88,838	86.52%
Akamai Technologies Inc	1,288	$100,845	83.20%
Dotcom Team Llc	1,222	$74,078	83.87%
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology	1,188	$53,716	83.02%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute	1,051	$53,501	78.43%
Ventois Inc	1,050	$72,836	82.68%
Ibm India Private Limited	1,017	$77,026	80.27%
Capgemini America Inc	1,000	$91,909	94.16%
Trustees Of Boston University	899	$65,278	86.03%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dw Matrix Inc	59	$96,933	26.82%
Intel Federal Inc	57	$100,583	26.03%
Boston Higashi School Inc	57	$35,933	26.51%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc	54	$115,977	25.59%
Kpmg Llp	53	$85,871	25.85%
Abridge Info Systems Inc	53	$90,574	29.12%
Solution It	53	$119,524	29.78%
Netbrain Technologies Inc	53	$94,329	30.11%
Aspen Technology Inc	52	$93,329	31.71%
Starpoint Solutions Llc	51	$82,503	31.29%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists	48	$85,311	87.27%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	47	$83,029	85.45%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	47	$91,790	87.04%
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	47	$58,384	88.68%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	46	$76,353	88.46%
Veterinary Services	45	$84,104	86.54%
Industrial Building Construction	44	$71,548	84.62%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	44	$79,086	86.27%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	43	$78,633	86.00%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	43	$68,936	86.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Labor Unions And Similar Labor Organizations	2	$44,128	16.67%
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	2	$99,736	16.67%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,392	16.67%
Advertising Material Distribution Services	2	$47,278	16.67%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	2	$79,051	16.67%
Air Transportation	2	$20	16.67%
Household Appliance Manufacturing	2	$125,653	18.18%
Employment Services	2	$186,014	18.18%
Home Centers	2	$71,396	18.18%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$61,277	18.18%

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.