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 %
Materials Engineers	305	$82,760	83.56%
Public Relations Specialists	301	$50,186	83.15%
Life Scientists, All Other	289	$53,059	81.87%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	278	$59,768	79.20%
Physicists	268	$68,262	77.23%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	267	$70,254	77.62%
Social Science Research Assistants	266	$43,363	81.10%
Instructional Coordinators	253	$48,604	86.64%
Landscape Architects	253	$59,073	89.08%
Computer Hardware Engineers	247	$99,757	86.97%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Training and Development Specialists	23	$68,734	60.53%
Multimedia Artists and Animators	23	$64,786	62.16%
Family and General Practitioners	22	$126,774	59.46%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	22	$31,549	59.46%
Personal Care Aides	21	$28,801	56.76%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	21	$87,419	58.33%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	20	$72,482	57.14%
Psychiatrists	20	$138,476	57.14%
Mental Health Counselors	19	$38,384	55.88%
Bakers	19	$32,096	55.88%

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 %
Kenya	27	$60,815	48.21%
Poland	23	$77,291	47.92%
Costa Rica	23	$95,182	47.92%
El Salvador	22	$68,546	45.83%
Jordan	21	$90,756	45.65%
Singapore	20	$95,731	43.48%
Syria	19	$106,499	46.34%
Ghana	18	$70,338	43.90%
Indonesia	17	$86,297	42.50%
Peru	17	$87,965	45.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Compass Lexecon Llc	35	$82,409	89.74%
Jsmn International Inc	35	$79,713	89.74%
Moderna Therapeutics Inc	35	$77,194	89.74%
Perkinelmer Health Sciences Inc	35	$86,123	89.74%
Eminent Software Services	35	$74,992	89.74%
Novanta Corporation	35	$91,503	89.74%
Knovva Academy Inc	35	$78,990	89.74%
Sage Therapeutics Inc	35	$113,442	89.74%
Pma Consultants Llc	35	$71,193	89.74%
Merrimack College	35	$77,306	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mrv Communications Inc	2	$76,731	33.33%
Cha Consulting Inc	2	$95,670	33.33%
Cynosure	2	$86,216	33.33%
Shanti Dental Pc	2	$96,647	33.33%
Keystone Strategy Llc	2	$87,652	33.33%
Anoto Inc	2	$140,972	33.33%
Cambridgesoft Corp	2	$114,608	33.33%
Advalent Corporation	2	$99,726	33.33%
Iqe Kc Llc	2	$89,243	33.33%
Lazard Asset Management Llc	2	$86,362	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.