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 %
Lawyers 420 $117,806 88.98%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 403 $83,315 86.30%
Biostatisticians 388 $103,919 86.80%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 383 $63,784 86.26%
Natural Sciences Managers 382 $137,142 87.41%
General and Operations Managers 381 $102,431 88.40%
Logisticians 380 $69,928 88.58%
Mental Health Counselors 378 $41,377 88.32%
Graphic Designers 374 $53,686 89.69%
Materials Scientists 357 $74,134 86.23%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Materials Engineers 35 $89,485 77.78%
Computer Programmers 34 $83,366 77.27%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $71,724 77.27%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 31 $84,294 70.45%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 31 $28,564 70.45%
Industrial Production Managers 31 $120,067 72.09%
Lawyers 31 $112,524 73.81%
Childcare Workers 30 $29,138 71.43%
Logisticians 30 $78,735 73.17%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $62,202 75.00%
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 %
Czech Republic 11 $93,010 45.83%
Switzerland 11 $94,652 47.83%
Zimbabwe 11 $91,261 50.00%
Honduras 10 $82,234 47.62%
Belgium 10 $85,952 47.62%
Belarus 9 $105,248 47.37%
Trinidad And Tobago 9 $82,174 47.37%
Armenia 9 $60,932 47.37%
Guatemala 8 $65,929 44.44%
Sweden 8 $89,427 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ebsco Publishing 217 $92,625 89.67%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 214 $48,086 88.80%
Bristol Myers Squibb Company 213 $92,514 88.38%
Deloitte Tax Llp 213 $66,037 88.75%
Mr Consultants Corporation 213 $79,954 88.75%
Medtronic Inc 212 $91,205 89.45%
Biogen Idec Inc 208 $89,746 88.51%
Systemonex Inc 208 $86,567 88.51%
Persistent Systems Inc 207 $73,703 88.46%
Fujitsu America Inc 207 $89,461 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Perkins Will Inc 12 $66,548 27.27%
Latourvenceslau Pa Dba Venlaw 12 $37,218 27.27%
Dassault Systemes Solidworks Corp 12 $122,984 27.27%
Zensoft It Solutions Inc 12 $89,097 27.91%
Whitridge Associates Inc 12 $93,598 27.91%
Novartis Vaccines And Diagnostics Inc 11 $114,695 25.58%
Illinois Tool Works 11 $89,676 26.19%
Netnumber Inc 11 $99,708 26.83%
Boston Kaju Inc 11 $22,358 26.83%
Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc 11 $115,079 26.83%

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