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 %
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 %
State Street Bank And Trust Company 1,977 $105,764 87.44%
General Hospital Corporation 1,784 $53,726 81.35%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 1,774 $67,051 81.38%
Harvard University 1,763 $56,475 82.11%
Accenture Llp 1,763 $87,011 84.15%
Eclinicalworks Llc 1,677 $76,241 86.31%
Childrens Hospital Corporation 1,671 $58,486 88.69%
Brigham And Womens Hospital 1,640 $61,304 89.62%
Hcl America Inc 1,565 $84,340 86.94%
Staples Inc 1,525 $95,710 90.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Homesite Group Incorporated 97 $97,779 25.94%
Netapp Inc 94 $102,006 27.49%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 82 $108,756 24.40%
Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc 75 $100,364 22.87%
Athenahealth Inc 74 $105,738 22.77%
Bjs Wholesale Club Inc 71 $115,244 22.26%
Childrens Hospital 69 $87,807 21.90%
Amazon Web Services Inc 66 $102,803 22.22%
Vistaprint Usa Inc 63 $76,870 24.14%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 61 $88,187 23.74%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Printing 2 $83,106 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $34,882 100.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $64,761 100.00%
Casino Hotels 2 $95,878 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $21,510 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $42,058 100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills 2 $159,640 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $72,353 100.00%
Bed And Breakfast Inns 2 $42,162 100.00%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $35,651 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage