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 %
Bioinformatics Technicians	17	$58,192	80.95%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	17	$57,128	85.00%
Sustainability Specialists	17	$77,542	85.00%
Registered Nurses	16	$63,397	80.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants	16	$31,695	80.00%
Recreation Workers	16	$30,789	80.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	16	$65,104	84.21%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	16	$49,719	84.21%
Librarians	16	$67,055	88.89%
Climate Change Analysts	16	$71,687	88.89%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Civil Engineering Technicians	2	$63,139	15.38%
Surveyors	2	$37,253	15.38%
Administrative Services Managers	2	$75,296	15.38%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2	$33,187	15.38%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	2	$59,780	15.38%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	2	$44,127	15.38%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	2	$32,854	15.38%
Statistical Assistants	2	$66,560	15.38%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	2	$54,850	15.38%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	2	$44,772	15.38%

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 %
Burkina Faso	2	$106,351	50.00%
Macau	2	$61,818	50.00%
Cambodia	2	$89,107	50.00%
Latvia	2	$87,433	50.00%
Estonia	2	$68,399	50.00%
Senegal	2	$98,412	66.67%
Montenegro	2	$69,649	66.67%
Malawi	2	$68,212	66.67%
Tanzania	2	$59,474	66.67%
Iceland	2	$65,805	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Webilent Technology Inc	50	$77,480	89.29%
Acquia Inc	50	$90,786	89.29%
Swanktek Inc	50	$85,525	89.29%
Sonus Networks Inc	50	$87,682	89.29%
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc	50	$103,705	90.91%
Crrc Ma Corporation	50	$79,577	90.91%
Putnam Us Holdings I Llc	50	$116,514	90.91%
A123 Systems Llc	50	$85,761	90.91%
Arvin Acme Technologies Inc	49	$74,526	89.09%
Merck Sharp Dohme Corp	49	$87,250	89.09%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fusion Group Inc	3	$59,218	30.00%
Isee Inc	3	$118,366	33.33%
Karl Storz Endoscopyamerica Inc	3	$115,926	33.33%
Bamboo Rose Inc	3	$112,375	33.33%
Jabil Circuit Inc	3	$92,865	33.33%
Wilson Architects Inc	3	$80,239	33.33%
Labtech Inc	3	$71,836	33.33%
Apple Inc	3	$110,968	33.33%
Associated Physicians Of Hmfp At Bidmc Inc	3	$48,589	33.33%
Yottaa Inc	3	$131,373	33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	61,325	$79,790	91.45%
Computer Systems Design Services	13,939	$88,566	89.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,714	$60,590	70.79%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	7,739	$66,355	79.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,686	$86,519	87.77%
Other Computer Related Services	4,693	$80,712	86.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,095	$85,584	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,697	$91,718	92.94%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	3,514	$95,641	90.73%
Engineering Services	3,393	$81,431	88.27%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,514	$65,771	14.39%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	621	$108,349	31.28%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	580	$128,660	38.31%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	579	$96,467	57.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	545	$106,502	57.13%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	382	$99,687	61.51%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	226	$87,022	38.31%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	225	$100,216	38.79%
Janitorial Services	212	$29,758	36.61%
Marketing Consulting Services	202	$94,473	36.79%

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.