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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cooks, Private Household	2	$31,616	15.38%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2	$75,026	15.38%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	2	$54,850	15.38%
Helpers--Carpenters	2	$25,231	15.38%
Political Scientists	2	$63,461	15.38%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	2	$43,743	15.38%
Automotive Master Mechanics	2	$29,401	16.67%
Printing Press Operators	2	$52,125	16.67%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	2	$29,016	16.67%
Cashiers	2	$21,570	16.67%

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 %
Qualcomm Technologies Inc	279	$105,046	89.14%
Ust Global Inc	276	$68,806	88.46%
Tufts Medical Center	276	$49,530	88.46%
Intralinks Inc	275	$102,864	88.42%
Genzyme Corporation	274	$93,618	90.13%
Vmware Inc	273	$104,356	90.40%
Nuance Communications Inc	273	$103,025	91.30%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc	273	$101,156	91.92%
Hubspot Inc	270	$109,292	91.53%
Amazon Robotics Llc	268	$81,006	91.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mount Holyoke College	16	$51,871	27.59%
Sanofi Us Services Inc	16	$106,808	28.07%
Philips Lighting North America Corporation	16	$103,702	28.07%
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc	16	$96,736	28.07%
Partner Solutions General Contracting Corp	16	$26,541	28.07%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc	15	$110,971	26.79%
5 Stars Restaurant Group Inc	15	$33,763	26.79%
Softpak Financial Systems Inc	15	$96,595	26.79%
Perceptive Informatics Inc Dba Parexel Informatics	15	$90,282	27.27%
Genzyme Therapeutic Products Limited Partnership	15	$83,955	27.78%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Beverage Manufacturing	2	$52,437	100.00%
Hardware And Plumbing And Heating Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$59,280	100.00%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	2	$62,972	100.00%
Totalizing Fluid Meter And Counting Device Manufacturing	2	$71,750	100.00%
New Housing For Sale Builders	2	$117,707	100.00%
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers	2	$95,545	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Local	2	$76,243	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	2	$111,904	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	2	$48,339	100.00%
Regulation Licensing And Inspection Of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors	2	$72,446	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.