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 %
Ebsco Publishing	217	$92,625	89.67%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	214	$48,086	88.80%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company	213	$92,514	88.38%
Deloitte Tax Llp	213	$66,037	88.75%
Mr Consultants Corporation	213	$79,954	88.75%
Medtronic Inc	212	$91,205	89.45%
Biogen Idec Inc	208	$89,746	88.51%
Systemonex Inc	208	$86,567	88.51%
Persistent Systems Inc	207	$73,703	88.46%
Fujitsu America Inc	207	$89,461	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Perkins Will Inc	12	$66,548	27.27%
Latourvenceslau Pa Dba Venlaw	12	$37,218	27.27%
Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corp	12	$122,984	27.27%
Zensoft It Solutions Inc	12	$89,097	27.91%
Whitridge Associates Inc	12	$93,598	27.91%
Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics Inc	11	$114,695	25.58%
Illinois Tool Works	11	$89,676	26.19%
Netnumber Inc	11	$99,708	26.83%
Boston Kaju Inc	11	$22,358	26.83%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc	11	$115,079	26.83%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	2	$46,676	66.67%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	2	$95,066	66.67%
Legislative Bodies	2	$64,824	66.67%
Warm Air Heating And Air Conditioning Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$93,735	66.67%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2	$95,784	66.67%
Boat Dealers	2	$45,469	66.67%
Ice Cream And Frozen Dessert Manufacturing	2	$101,879	66.67%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	2	$55,027	66.67%
Building Finishing Contractors	2	$82,295	66.67%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing	2	$115,180	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.