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 %
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 1 $56,763 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $59,322 100.00%
Tour Guides and Escorts 1 $61,027 100.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $62,400 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $66,830 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $68,432 100.00%
Video Game Designers 1 $68,432 100.00%
Archeologists 1 $68,598 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 1 $70,299 100.00%
Orthoptists 1 $72,238 100.00%
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 %
Capgemini Us Llc 42 $99,069 89.36%
Homesite Group Incorporated 42 $102,468 89.36%
Sessionm Inc 42 $95,737 89.36%
In4mation Insights Llc 42 $74,259 89.36%
Nxstage Medical Inc 42 $69,222 89.36%
Elsevier Inc 42 $71,832 89.36%
Sagarsoft Inc 42 $82,835 89.36%
The New England Center For Children Inc 42 $44,309 89.36%
Everbridge Inc 42 $102,855 89.36%
Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc 42 $70,406 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
South Bay Mental Health Center 3 $52,187 37.50%
Towers Watson Pennsylvania Inc 3 $154,627 37.50%
Yahoo Inc 3 $69,762 37.50%
Securities Finance Trust Company 3 $82,458 37.50%
Quanterix Corporation 3 $106,371 37.50%
Elcom International Inc 3 $140,844 37.50%
Avedro 3 $105,435 37.50%
Intrepid Pursuits Llc 3 $98,460 37.50%
Rapid Micro Biosystems 3 $108,354 37.50%
Din Ho Cleaners Inc 3 $26,735 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