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 %
Software Developers, Applications 34,138 $92,356 90.95%
Computer Systems Analysts 20,119 $77,370 91.65%
Computer Programmers 12,194 $68,078 90.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 10,837 $78,636 91.14%
Software Developers, Systems Software 5,617 $103,523 89.20%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 4,688 $61,554 75.37%
Management Analysts 4,285 $87,145 91.17%
Operations Research Analysts 3,757 $70,512 89.88%
Accountants and Auditors 3,460 $65,478 84.82%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 3,361 $92,750 90.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 810 $29,322 209.30%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 134 $29,879 38.07%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 4 $30,623 5.26%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 3 $29,543 4.92%
Nursery Workers 2 $28,475 7.41%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 2 $29,630 9.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,682 $180,654 120.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 1,229 $224,385 93.32%
Software Developers, Systems Software 953 $109,037 81.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other 912 $93,152 163.73%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 608 $98,962 139.45%
Statisticians 348 $75,782 86.78%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 301 $143,161 81.57%
Management Analysts 292 $106,675 86.14%
Accountants and Auditors 232 $82,857 134.10%
Internists, General 199 $138,056 184.26%
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 %
Lithuania 8 $79,676 50.00%
Tunisia 7 $82,323 46.67%
Bolivia 7 $70,732 46.67%
Austria 6 $84,483 42.86%
Burma (myanmar) 5 $142,813 38.46%
Ethiopia 5 $73,367 41.67%
Panama 5 $70,013 41.67%
Denmark 5 $82,859 45.45%
Uruguay 5 $110,507 45.45%
Haiti 5 $104,504 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services Llp 18 $68,741 90.00%
The Bollard Group Llc 18 $55,244 90.00%
Baanyan Software Services Inc 18 $80,248 90.00%
Mcgraw Hill Llc 18 $107,326 90.00%
Ring Therapeutics Inc 18 $75,911 90.00%
Fraunhofer Usa Inc 18 $69,069 90.00%
Eaton Vance Management 18 $74,903 90.00%
Ihs Global Inc 18 $63,442 90.00%
Northeast Hospital Corporation 18 $105,300 90.00%
Busitants Inc 18 $80,028 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yoshis Japanese Korean Cuisine Inc 1 $53,685 33.33%
Dresser Rand Company 1 $108,264 33.33%
Dd Kim Corporation 1 $22,922 33.33%
Granite Plus Of America Corp 1 $44,200 33.33%
Gfk Custom Research Llc 1 $57,470 33.33%
Maple Street Congregational Church 1 $33,675 33.33%
Arc Advisory Group Inc 1 $40,914 33.33%
Amandeep Kaur Dds Pc Dba Webster Smiles 1 $105,893 33.33%
Thomas H Lee Management Company Llc 1 $104,790 33.33%
Callminer Inc 1 $182,291 33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Printing 2 $83,106 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $34,882 100.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $64,761 100.00%
Casino Hotels 2 $95,878 100.00%
Other Spectator Sports 2 $21,510 100.00%
Tire Manufacturing 2 $42,058 100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing Mills 2 $159,640 100.00%
Special Needs Transportation 2 $72,353 100.00%
Bed And Breakfast Inns 2 $42,162 100.00%
Other Business Service Centers Including Copy Shops 2 $35,651 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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