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 %
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $72,696 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $77,792 100.00%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 1 $78,416 100.00%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 1 $80,746 100.00%
Respiratory Therapists 1 $80,766 100.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1 $83,200 100.00%
Dental Hygienists 1 $84,573 100.00%
Nuclear Technicians 1 $84,635 100.00%
Real Estate Sales Agents 1 $86,466 100.00%
Business Continuity Planners 1 $87,818 100.00%
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 %
Core It Solutions Inc 9 $94,638 90.00%
Perfecto Mobile Inc 9 $115,613 90.00%
Focal Point Data Risk Llc 9 $113,251 90.00%
Maxlinear Inc 9 $123,485 90.00%
Eqrx Inc 9 $130,131 90.00%
Boston Dynamics Ai Institute Llc 9 $134,056 90.00%
Motorola Mobility Inc 9 $87,871 90.00%
Ebsco Publishing Dba Ebsco Information Services 9 $102,189 90.00%
Barracuda Networks Inc 9 $95,578 90.00%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 9 $112,658 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Big Apple Breakfast Inc 1 $30,618 50.00%
Clinical Trial Data Services Inc 1 $76,315 50.00%
The Law Office Of Goss And Associates Llc 1 $41,330 50.00%
77 Water Street Inc 1 $35,568 50.00%
Conmed Corporation 1 $121,680 50.00%
Groma Llc 1 $129,189 50.00%
Edward Gillick 1 $28,122 50.00%
Austin Architects 1 $52,666 50.00%
Appian Way Energy Partners Llc 1 $76,440 50.00%
Vado Pazzo Inc Dba Bricco 1 $35,339 50.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $35,006 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $32,573 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 1 $24,419 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1 $32,573 100.00%
Apiculture 1 $27,560 100.00%

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