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 %
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 %
Talentbeat Inc 9 $62,664 90.00%
Community Health Center Of Franklin County 9 $104,985 90.00%
Hp Hood Llc 9 $125,158 90.00%
Rapiscan Systems Inc 9 $79,987 90.00%
Mprsoft Inc 9 $84,236 90.00%
Emonics Llc 9 $73,886 90.00%
Varnar Inc 9 $73,865 90.00%
Sqz Biotechnologies Company 9 $85,463 90.00%
C Vision Inc 9 $79,611 90.00%
Dermbiont Inc 9 $96,579 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wild 57s Inc 1 $46,280 50.00%
David J Prothero Cpa Pc 1 $62,234 50.00%
T Roots Inc 1 $38,418 50.00%
Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy 1 $80,787 50.00%
The Old Harbor Inn 1 $28,350 50.00%
Lns Global Inc 1 $105,581 50.00%
Linksquares Inc 1 $99,944 50.00%
Little Pandas Llc 1 $47,486 50.00%
Ay Restaurants Inc 1 $66,789 50.00%
Eppendorf North America Inc 1 $88,421 50.00%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Organizations 1 $103,501 100.00%
Support Activities For Road Transportation 1 $50,960 100.00%
School And Employee Bus Transportation 1 $67,829 100.00%
Mayonnaise Dressing And Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing 1 $144,893 100.00%
Consumer Goods Rental 1 $63,066 100.00%
Scheduled Air Transportation 1 $101,026 100.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 1 $124,509 100.00%
Temporary Shelters 1 $62,546 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 1 $40,726 100.00%
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