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 %
Anthropologists and Archeologists 7 $67,888 87.50%
Automotive Engineers 7 $97,050 87.50%
Financial Clerks, All Other 6 $35,984 75.00%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 6 $36,619 75.00%
Drafters, All Other 6 $41,898 75.00%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 6 $35,634 75.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $48,892 75.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 6 $50,187 85.71%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 6 $43,923 85.71%
Agricultural Engineers 6 $59,543 85.71%
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 %
Sierra Leone 1 $192,795 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 1 $51,414 50.00%
Guyana 1 $37,760 50.00%
Malta 1 $119,933 50.00%
Mali 1 $86,943 50.00%
Benin 1 $58,989 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $85,238 50.00%
Somalia 1 $35,693 50.00%
Suriname 1 $72,530 50.00%
Botswana 1 $187,200 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Holyoke Health Center Inc 38 $105,201 90.48%
Rockwell Automation Inc 37 $81,539 88.10%
Alixpartners Llp 37 $99,735 88.10%
Citrix Systems Inc 37 $96,527 88.10%
Avo Usa Holding 2 Corporation 37 $98,798 88.10%
Info Services Llc 37 $73,787 88.10%
Massachusetts Acute Care Specialists Pc 37 $112,920 88.10%
Cambridge Semantics Inc 37 $101,296 88.10%
Sathram Corporation 37 $94,647 88.10%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc 37 $112,548 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Worldapp Inc 2 $94,291 28.57%
A2 Consulting Llc 2 $112,175 28.57%
Anika Therapeutics Inc 2 $122,720 28.57%
Csn Stores 2 $119,038 28.57%
Biopharm Systems Inc 2 $93,236 28.57%
Clearly Amazing Outlookllc Dba 2020 Window Cleaning 2 $20,966 28.57%
Ta Associates Management Lp 2 $127,234 28.57%
Patrick Ahearn Architect Llc 2 $77,272 28.57%
Covestro Llc 2 $93,819 28.57%
Lenox Executive Searchdatatemps Llc 2 $85,863 28.57%

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