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 %
Accountants 246 $64,150 89.13%
Family and General Practitioners 234 $142,604 85.09%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 230 $88,994 84.25%
Microbiologists 227 $65,709 85.34%
Managers, All Other 226 $107,024 85.28%
Database Architects 222 $85,094 85.38%
Epidemiologists 220 $70,716 86.27%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 218 $53,666 88.98%
Human Resources Specialists 215 $58,227 88.48%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 208 $135,864 87.03%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Technicians 19 $49,060 55.88%
Social and Community Service Managers 18 $60,601 54.55%
Accountants 18 $65,546 54.55%
Medical and Health Services Managers 18 $105,073 54.55%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 18 $25,449 54.55%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 18 $36,639 54.55%
Food Preparation Workers 18 $25,372 56.25%
Environmental Engineers 17 $80,941 54.84%
Public Relations Specialists 16 $61,019 51.61%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 16 $47,345 51.61%
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 %
Mauritius 2 $82,524 66.67%
Suriname 1 $72,530 33.33%
Botswana 1 $187,200 33.33%
Guinea 1 $45,094 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $67,662 50.00%
Yemen 1 $208,000 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $221,894 50.00%
Kyrgyzstan 1 $69,389 50.00%
Luxembourg 1 $68,058 50.00%
Brunei 1 $151,258 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Healthedge Software Inc 175 $108,282 85.78%
Tracelink Inc 175 $100,715 86.63%
Bluebird Bio Inc 174 $96,230 86.57%
Expicient Inc 174 $77,262 87.88%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 172 $102,086 87.31%
Amazon Corporate Llc 172 $81,403 87.31%
Yash Technologies Inc 171 $71,113 88.60%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 171 $92,036 88.60%
Cargurus Inc 168 $124,396 87.96%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 167 $87,545 87.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russian School Of Mathematics 10 $67,585 27.78%
Bank Of America 10 $81,159 28.57%
Harte Hanks 10 $98,576 28.57%
Hebrew Rehabiliatation Center 10 $67,369 28.57%
Babson College 10 $87,479 29.41%
Rapid7 Llc 10 $109,955 29.41%
Motorola Solutions Inc 10 $98,786 29.41%
Schneider Electric Systems Usa Inc 10 $102,068 29.41%
Indra Usa Inc 10 $74,206 29.41%
Efron Consulting Inc 9 $106,018 27.27%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

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%

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