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 %
Writers and Authors	22	$45,771	88.00%
Surveyors	22	$48,566	88.00%
Chefs and Head Cooks	21	$54,106	84.00%
Chemical Technicians	21	$43,785	87.50%
Producers and Directors	21	$51,381	87.50%
Mechanical Drafters	21	$48,898	87.50%
Social Workers, All Other	20	$33,526	83.33%
Fundraisers	20	$48,053	83.33%
Chiropractors	20	$78,503	86.96%
Recreational Therapists	19	$39,463	82.61%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Physical Therapists	2	$75,712	14.29%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	2	$96,554	14.29%
Surveyors	2	$37,253	14.29%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	2	$59,780	14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2	$44,127	14.29%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	2	$29,016	14.29%
Travel Agents	2	$50,773	14.29%
Helpers--Carpenters	2	$25,231	14.29%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2	$58,687	14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$43,743	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 %
Emd Millipore Corporation	241	$98,700	87.32%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc	240	$97,320	86.96%
Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc	239	$34,109	86.91%
Solution It	238	$80,183	86.86%
Atos Syntel Inc	237	$78,649	86.81%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp	236	$97,711	89.73%
Abridge Info Systems Inc	236	$64,863	91.83%
Amgen Inc	234	$80,515	91.76%
Securenet Systems Corporation	234	$84,496	91.76%
Webject Systems Inc	231	$76,977	90.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sap Labs Llc	14	$93,711	26.92%
Putnam Us Holdings I Llc	13	$104,930	25.49%
Golden Gates Landscaping And The Sisters Maid Clea	13	$27,258	25.49%
Jerope Inc Dba Arnolds Lobster Clam Bar	13	$21,278	26.00%
Endue Corp	13	$83,571	26.53%
Elsevier Inc	13	$78,675	26.53%
Wave Life Sciences Usa Inc	13	$75,781	27.08%
Partners Healthcare System	13	$88,120	27.66%
Reflexis Systems	13	$77,684	27.66%
Sahasra Technologies Corporation	13	$93,650	27.66%

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.