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 %
Marketing Managers	763	$120,066	88.52%
Sales Engineers	711	$98,857	85.66%
Chemical Engineers	679	$88,405	85.30%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	649	$70,545	84.29%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	545	$62,402	80.74%
Actuaries	535	$89,514	83.20%
Compliance Officers	535	$72,108	85.19%
Physical Therapists	534	$69,928	87.40%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	530	$86,965	90.91%
Validation Engineers	474	$90,085	89.43%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Network Architects	47	$113,150	85.45%
Cooks, Restaurant	43	$32,894	79.63%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	41	$41,580	77.36%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	40	$65,565	76.92%
Rehabilitation Counselors	40	$31,754	78.43%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	40	$27,940	78.43%
General and Operations Managers	39	$107,719	78.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other	38	$61,551	79.17%
Managers, All Other	37	$142,937	80.43%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	36	$52,721	80.00%

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 %
Peapod Digital Labs Llc	36	$92,834	90.00%
Techdata Service Company Llc	35	$102,544	87.50%
Accelerated Engineering Llc	35	$91,874	89.74%
Accelerated Engineering	35	$94,641	89.74%
Consultadd Inc	35	$83,801	89.74%
Digipulse Technologies Inc	35	$110,827	89.74%
Veridic Solutions Llc	35	$91,886	89.74%
Costar Realty Information Inc	35	$85,288	89.74%
Vecna Robotics Inc	35	$80,988	89.74%
Netnumber Inc	35	$78,611	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Stairhopper Movers	2	$73,560	33.33%
Curaspan Inc	2	$100,537	33.33%
Patrick Dermesropian Pllc	2	$122,273	33.33%
Shorelight Education Llc	2	$124,759	33.33%
Siemens Plm Software Inc	2	$95,252	33.33%
Riverside Dental Llc	2	$103,137	33.33%
Lutronic Aesthetics Inc	2	$125,736	33.33%
Rediker Software Inc	2	$49,868	33.33%
Virsec Systems Inc	2	$102,170	33.33%
Ospyn Technologies Inc	2	$112,632	33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Environmental Consulting Services	271	$80,773	88.56%
Other Insurance Related Activities	253	$94,178	91.67%
Child Care Services	246	$79,693	91.45%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	241	$91,548	89.93%
Human Resources Consulting Services	228	$76,976	86.69%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	222	$90,021	88.45%
Child And Youth Services	219	$37,146	91.25%
Landscape Architectural Services	210	$55,477	90.13%
Other Schools And Instruction	209	$52,273	90.09%
Testing Laboratories And Services	197	$71,826	86.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administration Of Urban Planning And Community And Rural Development	14	$58,861	23.73%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	14	$81,786	24.14%
Graphic Design Services	14	$68,383	25.45%
Professional Scientific And Technical Services	13	$75,551	24.53%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services	13	$87,757	25.00%
Media Buying Agencies	13	$98,592	26.53%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	13	$105,790	27.66%
Computer Terminal And Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	13	$93,091	29.55%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	12	$116,309	27.27%
Other Sound Recording Industries	11	$121,415	26.19%

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.