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 %
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 10 $50,448 76.92%
Transportation Planners 10 $67,042 76.92%
Logistics Managers 10 $100,229 76.92%
Environmental Economists 10 $95,233 83.33%
Product Safety Engineers 10 $92,629 83.33%
Emergency Management Directors 9 $62,558 75.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 9 $36,230 81.82%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 9 $42,120 81.82%
Fashion Designers 9 $57,954 81.82%
Archivists 9 $46,111 81.82%
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 %
Burma (myanmar) 5 $142,813 50.00%
Ethiopia 5 $73,367 55.56%
Panama 5 $70,013 55.56%
Denmark 5 $82,859 55.56%
Slovenia 4 $70,913 44.44%
Cape Verde 4 $48,615 50.00%
Macedonia 4 $55,942 50.00%
Slovakia 4 $82,623 50.00%
Cyprus 4 $64,892 50.00%
Serbia 4 $47,596 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Verotech Solutionsllc 23 $74,643 88.46%
Caring Health Center Inc 23 $95,084 88.46%
Compuware Corporation 23 $67,882 88.46%
Pioneer Charter School Of Science 23 $51,795 88.46%
Agilent Technologies Inc 23 $87,312 88.46%
Smartbargains Inc 23 $106,730 88.46%
Hampden Charter School Of Science 23 $50,360 88.46%
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc 23 $91,157 88.46%
Focus Optimal Llc 23 $61,746 88.46%
Pioneer Charter School Of Science Ii 23 $56,114 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Holyoke Mall Dental Health Center 1 $75,046 25.00%
Kerivan Lane Inc 1 $96,262 25.00%
Wah Sang Restaurant Inc 1 $22,922 25.00%
Master Shins Martial Arts 1 $44,990 25.00%
E Dialog 1 $68,203 25.00%
Union Street Family Dental Pc 1 $87,963 25.00%
Berniers Up Island Markets Inc 1 $19,198 25.00%
Castel Inc 1 $93,018 25.00%
3com Corporation 1 $115,357 25.00%
Maxton Technology 1 $89,461 25.00%

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