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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 6 $53,106 85.71%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists 6 $50,065 85.71%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 6 $112,245 85.71%
Wind Energy Engineers 6 $100,613 100.00%
Microsystems Engineers 6 $109,436 100.00%
Travel Guides 5 $24,981 83.33%
Graduate Teaching Assistants 5 $32,160 83.33%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 5 $62,808 83.33%
Religious Workers, All Other 4 $46,384 66.67%
Music Directors 4 $45,791 66.67%
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 %
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 %
Wuxi Nextcode Genomics Usa Inc 15 $94,664 88.24%
Ipolarity Llc 15 $72,291 88.24%
Diamond Diagnostics Inc 15 $68,239 88.24%
Oberthur Technologies Of America Corp 15 $79,737 88.24%
Lenmar Consulting Inc 15 $76,501 88.24%
Globalpoint Inc 15 $67,564 88.24%
Vaktech Corporation Llc 15 $70,895 88.24%
Entmatrix 15 $59,793 88.24%
Magenta Therapeutics Inc 15 $83,546 88.24%
Jounce Therapeutics Inc 15 $75,550 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oceaneering International Inc 1 $74,298 33.33%
Atlantic Technology International Corp 1 $73,112 33.33%
Central Mass Regional Planning Commission 1 $49,005 33.33%
Suzahne Riendeau Dba Bubbling Brook Acupuncture 1 $36,275 33.33%
Nec Laboratories America Inc 1 $75,462 33.33%
Highfields Capital Management Lp 1 $162,074 33.33%
Softira Inc 1 $88,650 33.33%
Bny Mellon Inv Services Us Inc 1 $86,715 33.33%
Shaw Environmental Inc 1 $73,050 33.33%
Wheelock College 1 $37,760 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $35,006 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $32,573 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 1 $24,419 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1 $32,573 100.00%
Apiculture 1 $27,560 100.00%

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