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 %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 15 $47,609 83.33%
Geographers 15 $52,390 83.33%
Credit Counselors 15 $41,719 83.33%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 15 $54,485 83.33%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 15 $47,427 83.33%
Podiatrists 15 $74,899 83.33%
Nanosystems Engineers 15 $80,985 83.33%
Athletic Trainers 14 $43,950 82.35%
Film and Video Editors 14 $41,291 82.35%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $58,505 82.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Kenya 27 $60,815 48.21%
Poland 23 $77,291 47.92%
Costa Rica 23 $95,182 47.92%
El Salvador 22 $68,546 45.83%
Jordan 21 $90,756 45.65%
Singapore 20 $95,731 43.48%
Syria 19 $106,499 46.34%
Ghana 18 $70,338 43.90%
Indonesia 17 $86,297 42.50%
Peru 17 $87,965 45.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beam Therapeutics Inc 33 $100,616 89.19%
Kindred Rehab Services Inc 33 $61,893 89.19%
Immunogen Inc 33 $66,362 89.19%
American Lending Llc 33 $56,338 89.19%
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services Llc 33 $66,072 89.19%
Tuv Sud America Inc 33 $71,275 89.19%
Drdecision Resources Llc 33 $67,002 89.19%
Oliver Wyman Inc 33 $87,612 89.19%
Softnice Inc 33 $74,945 89.19%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc 32 $96,631 86.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bocoup Llc 2 $92,747 33.33%
Lek Consulting Llc 2 $107,973 33.33%
Sbgd Inc 2 $39,395 33.33%
Vidya Reddy Dmd Pc 2 $86,216 33.33%
Medacuity Llc 2 $92,976 33.33%
Originlab Corporation 2 $53,519 33.33%
Northeast Retirement Services Llc 2 $107,744 33.33%
Kowloon Group Inc 2 $62,982 33.33%
Rockpoint Management Llc 2 $78,520 33.33%
Micronotes 2 $73,653 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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%

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.

State Avg Wage