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 %
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 %
Stmicroelectronicsinc 10 $90,227 90.91%
Bmr Infotek Inc 10 $81,987 90.91%
Lendingclub Bank National Association 10 $91,333 90.91%
Laksan Technologies Llc 10 $77,031 90.91%
S2ssoft Llc 10 $88,839 90.91%
Avs Soft Solutions Inc 10 $89,257 90.91%
Xfact Inc 10 $92,781 90.91%
Alphasimplex Group Llc 10 $94,324 90.91%
Boston Electrometallurgical Corporation 10 $93,650 90.91%
Us Bank National Association 10 $111,850 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ace Residential Solar 1 $72,363 50.00%
Metro Construction Services Inc 1 $73,632 50.00%
Pcr Plumbing Inc 1 $44,304 50.00%
Thammy Ellen Beauty Inc 1 $43,680 50.00%
Cape Cod Marble And Granite Inc 1 $45,427 50.00%
Acm Group Inc Dba Atlanticacm 1 $61,048 50.00%
Regional Industrial Services Corp 1 $53,227 50.00%
Edge Fashion 1 $81,786 50.00%
Riverside Tree Landscape Co Inc 1 $45,136 50.00%
Lc Painting Construction 1 $35,402 50.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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