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 %
Agile Scientific Group 7 $96,242 87.50%
Perceptive Automata Inc 7 $102,972 87.50%
Yardi Systems Inc 7 $121,231 87.50%
Codametrix Llc 7 $114,153 87.50%
Concept Software Services Inc 7 $101,846 87.50%
Hindsight Software Solutions Inc 7 $85,937 87.50%
Endurance Group Inc 7 $79,827 87.50%
E It Professionals Corp 7 $89,806 87.50%
Kpr Systems Inc 7 $73,267 87.50%
Publicis Media Inc 7 $96,025 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Printing 2 $83,106 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $34,882 100.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $64,761 100.00%
Casino Hotels 2 $95,878 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $21,510 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $42,058 100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills 2 $159,640 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $72,353 100.00%
Bed And Breakfast Inns 2 $42,162 100.00%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $35,651 100.00%
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