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 %
Portugal 17 $61,203 47.22%
Chile 16 $91,532 44.44%
Ecuador 15 $49,265 42.86%
Hong Kong 15 $73,811 44.12%
Morocco 13 $91,439 39.39%
Netherlands 13 $81,124 39.39%
Dominican Republic 12 $72,277 38.71%
Hungary 12 $98,668 42.86%
United States Of America 12 $90,972 46.15%
New Zealand 11 $88,365 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Constant Contact Inc 159 $101,899 87.85%
Osram Sylvania Inc 158 $87,393 87.29%
Zifo Technologies Inc 158 $69,896 87.78%
Softlabs Na Inc 158 $63,986 88.27%
Peakpoint Technologies Inc 157 $59,312 88.70%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 155 $86,771 88.07%
Sav On Software Inc 154 $68,494 87.50%
Nvidia Corporation 153 $126,173 88.44%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 152 $108,017 87.86%
Mcphs University 150 $56,850 87.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Profitect Inc 9 $94,051 28.13%
Evidera Inc 9 $75,321 29.03%
Oxfam America Inc 9 $82,553 29.03%
Navisite Llc 8 $132,850 25.81%
Bmc Health System Inc 8 $106,131 25.81%
Contrive Solutions 8 $84,607 25.81%
Neoxam Americas Inc 8 $105,021 26.67%
Corus Systems Consulting Inc 8 $90,162 26.67%
Seachange International Inc 8 $120,143 26.67%
Turbonomic Inc 8 $107,677 26.67%

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