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 %
Pakistan 96 $95,782 46.83%
Taiwan 95 $81,829 47.03%
Russia 92 $91,481 46.94%
Sri Lanka 75 $94,850 46.58%
Vietnam 73 $75,668 45.63%
Italy 72 $84,403 45.57%
Israel 69 $96,385 45.10%
Germany 64 $98,164 42.67%
Ireland 61 $99,188 41.22%
Colombia 60 $67,744 40.54%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3s Business Corporation 25 $71,679 89.29%
Seqirus Inc 25 $76,928 89.29%
Massachusetts Eye And Ear Associates Inc 25 $60,847 89.29%
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 25 $75,998 89.29%
Genscape Inc 25 $70,192 89.29%
The Fountain Group Llc 25 $80,340 89.29%
Shire Pharmaceuticals Llc 24 $116,392 85.71%
Terrafugia Inc 24 $85,907 85.71%
Public Schools Of Brookline 24 $70,621 85.71%
Museum Of Fine Arts Boston 24 $68,788 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Armenian Cultural Association Of America Inc 2 $62,567 40.00%
Milara Inc 2 $110,205 50.00%
Ggould Sonsinc 2 $27,654 50.00%
Braz Transfers Inc 2 $35,402 50.00%
E T Auto Inc 2 $28,350 50.00%
The Joshua Tree Sports Burgers 2 $17,784 50.00%
Enterasys Networks 2 $109,336 50.00%
Pine Village Preschool 2 $42,183 50.00%
Carsem Inc 2 $91,323 50.00%
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts 2 $48,209 50.00%

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