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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 %
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 %
Tufts University	496	$65,364	90.35%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc	488	$104,281	89.05%
Ptc Inc	483	$90,186	89.28%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	476	$95,077	93.89%
Cisco Systems Inc	457	$103,822	92.14%
University Of Massachusetts Amherst	451	$69,202	92.23%
Homesite Group Inc	435	$90,660	89.14%
Boston College	424	$69,315	88.15%
John Hancock Life Insurance Company Usa	414	$94,535	86.97%
Santander Bank Na	409	$92,995	88.72%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Draftkings Inc	26	$95,968	27.37%
Casa Systems Inc	25	$109,313	26.60%
Westernacher Partner Consulting Inc	25	$108,811	26.88%
Cengage Learning Inc	25	$114,228	27.17%
Eze Castle Software Llc An Eze Software Group Com	25	$99,133	27.17%
Expicient Inc	24	$117,599	26.67%
The President And Trustees Of Williams College	24	$57,621	26.97%
Dynatrace Llc	23	$96,621	26.14%
Vassit Services Us	23	$91,541	26.14%
Progress Software Corporation	23	$91,095	26.14%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Optometrists	48	$85,311	87.27%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	47	$83,029	85.45%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	47	$91,790	87.04%
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	47	$58,384	88.68%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	46	$76,353	88.46%
Veterinary Services	45	$84,104	86.54%
Industrial Building Construction	44	$71,548	84.62%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	44	$79,086	86.27%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	43	$78,633	86.00%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	43	$68,936	86.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Labor Unions And Similar Labor Organizations	2	$44,128	16.67%
Heating Equipment Except Warm Air Furnaces Manufacturing	2	$99,736	16.67%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,392	16.67%
Advertising Material Distribution Services	2	$47,278	16.67%
Environment Conservation And Wildlife Organizations	2	$79,051	16.67%
Air Transportation	2	$20	16.67%
Household Appliance Manufacturing	2	$125,653	18.18%
Employment Services	2	$186,014	18.18%
Home Centers	2	$71,396	18.18%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$61,277	18.18%

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.