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 %
Education Administrators, All Other 40 $54,060 81.63%
Astronomers 40 $59,834 86.96%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 39 $76,860 88.64%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 39 $64,980 88.64%
Clinical Research Coordinators 38 $111,557 88.37%
Food Service Managers 37 $56,422 86.05%
Pharmacists 37 $95,890 86.05%
Nurse Practitioners 35 $91,009 83.33%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 35 $65,614 83.33%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 35 $47,636 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Sierra Leone 1 $192,795 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $51,414 50.00%
Guyana 1 $37,760 50.00%
Malta 1 $119,933 50.00%
Mali 1 $86,943 50.00%
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $85,238 50.00%
Somalia 1 $35,693 50.00%
Suriname 1 $72,530 50.00%
Botswana 1 $187,200 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ebsco Publishing 217 $92,625 89.67%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 214 $48,086 88.80%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 213 $92,514 88.38%
Deloitte Tax Llp 213 $66,037 88.75%
Mr Consultants Corporation 213 $79,954 88.75%
Medtronic Inc 212 $91,205 89.45%
Biogen Idec Inc 208 $89,746 88.51%
Systemonex Inc 208 $86,567 88.51%
Persistent Systems Inc 207 $73,703 88.46%
Fujitsu America Inc 207 $89,461 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Perkins Will Inc 12 $66,548 27.27%
Latourvenceslau Pa Dba Venlaw 12 $37,218 27.27%
Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corp 12 $122,984 27.27%
Zensoft It Solutions Inc 12 $89,097 27.91%
Whitridge Associates Inc 12 $93,598 27.91%
Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics Inc 11 $114,695 25.58%
Illinois Tool Works 11 $89,676 26.19%
Netnumber Inc 11 $99,708 26.83%
Boston Kaju Inc 11 $22,358 26.83%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc 11 $115,079 26.83%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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%

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.

State Avg Wage