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 Production and Operating Workers 3 $69,077 75.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 3 $66,421 75.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 3 $83,242 100.00%
Urologists 3 $84,420 100.00%
Ophthalmologists 3 $142,410 100.00%
Security Management Specialists 3 $76,551 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 3 $110,471 100.00%
Medical Assistants 2 $27,456 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2 $28,746 66.67%
Bakers 2 $34,819 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conservation Scientists 1 $182,291 11.11%
Training and Development Managers 1 $138,513 11.11%
Health Educators 1 $40,290 11.11%
Dental Hygienists 1 $65,998 11.11%
Bioinformatics Scientists 1 $61,090 11.11%
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 1 $29,328 11.11%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 1 $122,096 11.11%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1 $78,374 11.11%
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 %
Burkina Faso 2 $106,351 50.00%
Macau 2 $61,818 50.00%
Cambodia 2 $89,107 50.00%
Latvia 2 $87,433 50.00%
Estonia 2 $68,399 50.00%
Senegal 2 $98,412 66.67%
Montenegro 2 $69,649 66.67%
Malawi 2 $68,212 66.67%
Tanzania 2 $59,474 66.67%
Iceland 2 $65,805 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Competitiveness 21 $67,474 91.30%
Jnit Technologies 21 $69,420 91.30%
Aptiv Corporation 21 $111,030 91.30%
Celect Inc 21 $89,278 91.30%
South Shore Mental Health Center Inc 21 $44,675 91.30%
Steward St Elizabeths Medical Center 21 $34,597 91.30%
St Elizabeths Medical Center 21 $34,798 91.30%
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company 21 $105,915 91.30%
Kmk Consulting Inc 21 $89,535 91.30%
Best School International Llc 21 $63,306 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vkbk Inc Dba Ambassador 1 $50,648 25.00%
Envista Corporation 1 $85,238 25.00%
Mj Bradley Associates Llc 1 $54,163 25.00%
Compass Group Usa Inc 1 $47,237 25.00%
Bridgeline Software Inc 1 $91,832 25.00%
Southern Clam Co Inc 1 $25,605 25.00%
Lazard Freres Co Llc 1 $89,585 25.00%
Cape Cod Bagel Co Inc 1 $17,493 25.00%
Northeast Medical Practice Inc 1 $157,768 25.00%
Cambridge Technology Enterprises 1 $98,530 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