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 %
Computer Operators 2 $30,805 66.67%
Childcare Workers 2 $30,826 66.67%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 2 $35,485 66.67%
Customer Service Representatives 2 $34,913 66.67%
Billing and Posting Clerks 2 $37,419 66.67%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 2 $36,723 66.67%
Acupuncturists 2 $35,506 66.67%
Technical Directors/Managers 2 $54,683 66.67%
Insurance Sales Agents 2 $43,639 66.67%
Tool and Die Makers 2 $45,001 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Australia 53 $105,210 37.59%
Spain 53 $89,269 38.69%
Iran 49 $84,033 41.88%
Jamaica 49 $42,388 44.55%
Japan 46 $90,513 42.59%
Ukraine 45 $93,645 42.06%
Philippines 41 $84,248 38.68%
Egypt 41 $73,435 40.20%
Venezuela 40 $91,781 44.94%
Bangladesh 40 $70,696 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 44 $62,448 89.80%
Retail Business Services Llc 44 $93,192 89.80%
Enel North America Inc 44 $89,959 89.80%
Loomis Sayles Company Lp 44 $96,193 89.80%
Beacon Health Strategies 44 $81,663 89.80%
Bioinfo Systems Llc 44 $73,408 89.80%
Azimuth Systems Inc 44 $77,405 89.80%
Panorama Consulting Engineering Inc 44 $72,293 89.80%
Pearson Education Inc 44 $84,859 89.80%
Eliassen Group Llc 44 $86,803 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coler Colantonio Inc 3 $37,253 37.50%
Suffolk Construction 3 $96,186 37.50%
Oxford Instruments America Inc 3 $62,442 37.50%
Intex Solutions Inc 3 $74,603 37.50%
Eagle Investment Systems Llc 3 $102,169 37.50%
Abacus Software Division Inc 3 $86,146 37.50%
Cannon Design 3 $78,076 37.50%
Paradigm Inc 3 $34,909 37.50%
Digitas 3 $115,253 37.50%
Brazilian Grill 3 $23,449 37.50%

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