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 %
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 %
The Devereux Foundation 669 $33,305 91.27%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 666 $78,773 91.74%
Syntel Inc 665 $78,178 92.49%
Maxima Consulting Inc 655 $78,968 91.48%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 645 $98,957 90.08%
University Of Massachusetts Medical School 642 $53,013 90.55%
Partners Healthcare 639 $62,830 90.38%
Biogen Inc 633 $103,342 93.36%
Deloitte Touche Llp 617 $70,933 92.50%
Igate Technologies Inc 609 $71,996 92.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Juniper Networks 41 $96,062 29.50%
Ebsco Publishing Dba Ebsco Information Services 41 $94,373 30.83%
Clearly Amazing Outlook Llc 39 $26,687 30.23%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 38 $104,395 29.92%
Philips North America Llc 38 $107,285 30.16%
New England Inpatient Specialist Llc 38 $155,553 30.16%
Bentley University 37 $57,425 30.08%
Insycom Inc 36 $84,505 31.03%
Constant Contact Inc 35 $98,182 30.97%
Netcracker Technology Corporation 34 $90,832 30.36%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Floriculture Production 2 $35,006 100.00%
Mushroom Production 1 $32,573 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 1 $24,419 100.00%
Poultry Processing 1 $32,573 100.00%
Apiculture 1 $27,560 100.00%

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