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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 %
Political Scientists	24	$73,550	82.76%
Petroleum Engineers	24	$106,431	82.76%
Administrative Services Managers	24	$72,114	85.71%
Soil and Plant Scientists	23	$50,289	82.14%
Music Directors and Composers	23	$40,656	82.14%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	23	$43,517	82.14%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	23	$41,907	85.19%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	23	$86,049	85.19%
Transportation Engineers	23	$75,801	92.00%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$71,278	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Healthcare Social Workers	3	$44,464	20.00%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	3	$54,746	20.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	2	$41,330	13.33%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	2	$37,315	13.33%
Robotics Engineers	2	$131,966	13.33%
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers	2	$51,418	13.33%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	2	$42,671	13.33%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	2	$54,423	14.29%
Speech-Language Pathologists	2	$53,248	14.29%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2	$75,026	14.29%

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 %
Apps Associates Llc	591	$82,195	92.20%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc	586	$98,761	92.43%
Massachusetts General Physicians Organization	573	$94,676	90.95%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc	554	$73,084	88.08%
Horizon International Trd Inc	541	$80,420	91.39%
Ntt Data Inc	541	$91,222	92.80%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	533	$76,189	92.21%
Syntel Consulting Inc	527	$73,594	92.95%
Sapient Corporation	523	$88,512	94.06%
The Broad Institute Inc	516	$59,587	93.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Smith Nephew Inc	34	$100,960	30.36%
Kiva Systems Llc	33	$86,251	30.56%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc	32	$112,728	29.63%
Cargurus Inc	32	$103,136	29.91%
Rsa Security Llc	30	$102,522	28.85%
Peakpoint Technologies Inc	30	$98,983	29.41%
Brazilian Grill Inc	28	$29,386	28.57%
Patientkeeper Inc	28	$103,963	28.87%
Ees Silver Llc Dba Homewatch Caregivers	27	$28,663	27.84%
The Devereux Foundation	27	$32,732	28.42%

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.