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 %
Greece	39	$79,834	45.35%
Thailand	38	$70,980	44.71%
Romania	36	$80,331	42.86%
Bulgaria	34	$68,052	47.22%
Nigeria	33	$88,414	46.48%
Lebanon	32	$62,249	47.06%
Albania	31	$49,606	46.97%
South Africa	30	$91,811	47.62%
Malaysia	29	$79,195	49.15%
Argentina	27	$75,608	46.55%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Mathworks Inc	4,738	$90,198	94.50%
Wipro Limited	4,682	$77,094	96.84%
Ernst Young Us Llp	3,015	$78,403	98.30%
Infosys Limited	2,961	$74,751	98.70%
Wayfair Llc	2,675	$98,197	90.01%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	2,593	$84,504	95.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	2,564	$88,993	96.75%
Avco Consulting Inc	2,465	$68,322	93.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,136	$74,488	84.96%
Emc Corporation	2,019	$91,057	81.25%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Emc Corporation	618	$98,023	49.68%
Oracle America Inc	342	$98,390	30.29%
Amazoncom Services Llc	297	$94,207	28.13%
Google Llc	219	$100,901	23.65%
Hyannis Air Service Inc	211	$36,722	26.38%
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research Inc	182	$73,349	29.45%
The Boston Consulting Group	139	$122,567	27.04%
Baystate Medical Practices Inc	133	$142,489	27.59%
Amadeus North America Inc	127	$97,393	27.43%
National Medical Care An Fmc Company	102	$105,124	26.91%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	2	$88,972	100.00%
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$88,411	100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	2	$164,154	100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing	2	$68,952	100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing	2	$50,690	100.00%
Textile Bag And Canvas Mills	2	$70,138	100.00%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries	2	$56,389	100.00%
Document Preparation Services	2	$101,203	100.00%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages	2	$52,957	100.00%
Private Households	2	$43,763	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.