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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other	350	$73,657	85.57%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	336	$48,938	84.42%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	336	$57,575	84.85%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	333	$48,119	86.72%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	330	$134,689	85.94%
Financial Managers	328	$123,143	85.42%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	324	$74,725	84.60%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	$55,353	83.55%
Computer Network Architects	317	$104,459	83.20%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	310	$53,291	83.78%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sales Managers	29	$135,857	72.50%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	29	$54,612	72.50%
Architectural and Civil Drafters	28	$49,334	71.79%
Financial Specialists, All Other	28	$84,394	71.79%
Construction Managers	27	$86,008	69.23%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	27	$87,741	69.23%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	27	$48,684	71.05%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	25	$27,644	65.79%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	24	$61,000	63.16%
Human Resources Specialists	24	$58,705	63.16%

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 %
Benefits Science Llc	36	$64,903	87.80%
Eliza Corporation	36	$62,529	90.00%
Lt Technology Services Ltd	36	$63,472	90.00%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc	36	$71,478	90.00%
Next Jump Inc	36	$81,274	90.00%
Demandware Inc	36	$91,020	90.00%
Zoll Medical Corporation	36	$96,974	90.00%
Kiva Systems Inc	36	$68,267	90.00%
First Object Inc	36	$64,723	90.00%
Azzur Group Llc	36	$91,492	90.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rae N Selig	2	$26,707	33.33%
Fusion Taste	2	$32,926	33.33%
Tube Inc Dba Datami	2	$131,124	33.33%
Flint Capital Inc	2	$95,628	33.33%
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Corp	2	$128,388	33.33%
Bagelville Inc	2	$37,524	33.33%
Price Stats Llc	2	$84,584	33.33%
Mirrorsymmetry Llc	2	$70,200	33.33%
Wakefly Inc	2	$67,257	33.33%
Lockheed Martin Advanced Energy Storage Llc	2	$81,068	33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	61,325	$79,790	91.45%
Computer Systems Design Services	13,939	$88,566	89.85%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	9,714	$60,590	70.79%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	7,739	$66,355	79.18%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	6,686	$86,519	87.77%
Other Computer Related Services	4,693	$80,712	86.17%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,095	$85,584	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	3,697	$91,718	92.94%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	3,514	$95,641	90.73%
Engineering Services	3,393	$81,431	88.27%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,514	$65,771	14.39%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	621	$108,349	31.28%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	580	$128,660	38.31%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	579	$96,467	57.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	545	$106,502	57.13%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	382	$99,687	61.51%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	226	$87,022	38.31%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	225	$100,216	38.79%
Janitorial Services	212	$29,758	36.61%
Marketing Consulting Services	202	$94,473	36.79%

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.