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 %
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 %
Fidelity Technology Group Llc	368	$104,846	92.00%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company	365	$92,814	94.07%
Tripadvisor Llc	353	$91,536	91.21%
Boston Scientific Corporation	342	$92,716	89.06%
Compunnel Software Group Inc	340	$85,925	89.01%
Boston Medical Center Corporation	328	$67,355	87.94%
Salesforcecom Inc	328	$111,675	88.65%
University Of Massachusetts Boston	325	$60,039	88.56%
Amazoncom Services Inc	322	$83,472	91.48%
The Tjx Companies Inc	321	$101,186	91.45%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Adobe Systems Incorporated	21	$92,880	27.27%
Santander Holdings Usa Inc	21	$101,434	27.63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Ma	21	$103,569	28.00%
Dassault Systemes Simulia	20	$104,309	27.03%
Veristat Llc	20	$81,371	27.03%
Primeon Inc	20	$87,554	27.03%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute	20	$57,905	27.03%
Entit Software Llc	20	$95,546	27.40%
Emd Serono Research Development Institute Inc	19	$104,606	26.03%
Logmein Usa Inc	19	$100,859	26.03%

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.