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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	1,427	$82,728	91.07%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	1,401	$84,708	91.09%
Electrical Engineers	1,357	$92,158	90.17%
Dentists, General	1,283	$115,617	86.51%
Chemists	1,192	$76,842	83.77%
Rehabilitation Counselors	1,151	$33,274	91.06%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	1,106	$72,807	89.85%
Industrial Engineers	1,082	$87,809	88.33%
Biomedical Engineers	1,020	$85,419	84.86%
Engineers, All Other	1,011	$78,969	86.41%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	104	$64,240	140.54%
Industrial Engineers	98	$93,479	132.43%
Economists	91	$81,349	124.66%
Financial Managers	77	$129,374	108.45%
Civil Engineers	71	$82,295	104.41%
Chemists	71	$84,070	104.41%
Information Security Analysts	68	$101,370	101.49%
Actuaries	62	$104,772	93.94%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	60	$131,647	90.91%
Operations Research Analysts	60	$68,655	92.31%

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 %
Medidata Solutions Inc	40	$102,429	88.89%
Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians At Beth Israel	40	$105,752	88.89%
Nova Biomedical	40	$72,686	88.89%
Glaxosmithkline Llc	40	$81,955	88.89%
General Electric Company	40	$101,871	88.89%
Polycarbon Industries Inc	40	$61,034	90.91%
Abbvie Bioresearch Center	40	$85,732	90.91%
Fresenius Usa Marketing Inc A Fresenius Medical Care Na Company	40	$92,803	90.91%
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts Llc	39	$93,604	88.64%
Cerium Systems Inc	39	$106,567	88.64%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Architectural Team	2	$64,064	28.57%
Rapo And Jepsen Insurance Services	2	$40,685	28.57%
Arteriocyte Medical Systems	2	$102,648	28.57%
Securepay America Inc	2	$84,126	28.57%
Corero Network Security Inc	2	$135,096	28.57%
Commonwealth Equity Services Inc	2	$93,444	28.57%
Geosyntec Consultants Inc	2	$75,544	28.57%
Hstar Techonologies	2	$82,753	28.57%
Kour Dental Group Llc	2	$93,527	28.57%
Worldcare Clinical	2	$54,267	28.57%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	61,325	$79,790	91.45%
Computer Systems Design Services	13,939	$88,566	89.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,714	$60,590	70.79%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	7,739	$66,355	79.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,686	$86,519	87.77%
Other Computer Related Services	4,693	$80,712	86.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,095	$85,584	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,697	$91,718	92.94%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	3,514	$95,641	90.73%
Engineering Services	3,393	$81,431	88.27%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,514	$65,771	14.39%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	621	$108,349	31.28%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	580	$128,660	38.31%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	579	$96,467	57.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	545	$106,502	57.13%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	382	$99,687	61.51%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	226	$87,022	38.31%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	225	$100,216	38.79%
Janitorial Services	212	$29,758	36.61%
Marketing Consulting Services	202	$94,473	36.79%

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.