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 %
Microsoft Corporation	821	$94,148	79.55%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc	817	$80,839	86.46%
Oracle America Inc	814	$103,194	86.97%
Analog Devices Inc	805	$87,268	90.45%
Virtusa Corporation	795	$80,937	91.91%
Northeastern University	753	$65,350	88.07%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc	713	$58,165	83.78%
Wellington Management Company Llp	701	$102,000	83.25%
Google Llc	678	$106,015	86.70%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	674	$89,243	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
New England It Associates Inc	51	$100,064	31.48%
Xchanging Solutions Usa Inc	47	$198,313	29.94%
Amazon Corporate Llc	47	$95,137	29.94%
Broadcom Corporation	46	$104,143	29.87%
Adroit Software Inc	46	$101,013	30.07%
Kayak Software Corporation	45	$90,419	29.80%
Iso New England	44	$87,828	29.53%
Sun Life Financial Us Services Company	44	$89,320	30.34%
Resourcesoft Inc	44	$84,875	30.77%
Devereux Foundation	43	$33,230	30.50%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Support Activities For Mining	2	$161,970	66.67%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,365	66.67%
Caterers	2	$47,341	66.67%
Community Housing Services	2	$54,090	66.67%
Printing And Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers	2	$71,666	66.67%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing	2	$116,647	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$69,139	66.67%
Family Planning Centers	2	$33,519	66.67%
Masonry Contractors	2	$97,240	66.67%
Plastics Materials And Basic Forms And Shapes Merchant Wholesalers	2	$100,922	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.