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 %
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 %
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc	313	$100,899	89.94%
Aetna Resources Llc	309	$116,206	89.57%
National Medical Care Inc A Fresenius Medical Care Na Company	308	$104,255	89.28%
Patni Americas Inc	307	$72,881	90.03%
Lt Technology Services Limited	306	$74,609	90.53%
Kpmg Llp	301	$75,718	89.85%
Ikasystems Corporation	301	$80,815	91.21%
Tanisha Systems Inc	298	$60,343	91.13%
Ntt Data Services Llc	295	$103,266	90.77%
Randstad Technologies Lp	291	$81,422	89.81%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Approach Internetional Student Center	19	$47,076	26.03%
Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation	19	$87,613	26.39%
Applied Materials Inc	19	$97,581	26.76%
Pillpack Llc	18	$104,130	25.35%
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center	18	$141,116	26.09%
Abbvie Inc	18	$75,718	26.09%
Dr Dental Of New England	18	$104,425	27.27%
Pfizer Inc	18	$83,884	27.27%
Lahey Clinic Inc	17	$170,775	26.15%
Bain Capital Lp	17	$110,684	26.56%

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.