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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New Hampshire Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
17,175 90.31% $79,949 H-1B
1,133 5.96% $343,503 PERM
624 3.28% $27,017 H-2A
86 0.45% $81,152 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, New Hampshire has seen a total of 19,018 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Hampshire is the H-1B visa with 17,175 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.31% of New Hampshire's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 1,133 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.96% of New Hampshire's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Hampshire (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Social Science Research Assistants 14 $29,686 77.78%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 14 $46,226 77.78%
Actuaries 14 $72,268 82.35%
Optometrists 14 $85,484 82.35%
Chief Executives 14 $169,183 82.35%
Recreation Workers 12 $31,242 70.59%
Biological Technicians 12 $51,022 75.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $56,045 80.00%
Natural Sciences Managers 12 $100,859 85.71%
Mechatronics Engineers 12 $66,062 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Hampshire Employees Over Time
New Hampshire has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 944 employees were hired. New Hampshire peaked in 2015 with 1,692 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,166 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New Hampshire From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 371 $102,229 45.58%
Brazil 42 $36,796 51.22%
Canada 38 $92,511 50.67%
China 36 $78,121 49.32%
Mexico 26 $50,872 78.79%
Philippines 13 $54,456 40.63%
South Korea 10 $110,401 37.04%
Pakistan 10 $112,955 37.04%
United Kingdom 9 $96,389 36.00%
Egypt 7 $87,994 31.82%

Top Hiring Companies in New Hampshire (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Benson Woodworking Company Inc 4 $56,378 100.00%
Brookstone Company Inc 4 $96,871 100.00%
Haley Aldrich Inc 4 $75,416 100.00%
Persistent Systems Inc 4 $70,143 100.00%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 4 $56,457 100.00%
Usm Business Systems Inc 4 $69,378 100.00%
Idril Services Corporation 4 $57,897 100.00%
Portsmouth Regional Hospital 4 $59,592 100.00%
Excelacom Inc 4 $58,209 100.00%
Factset Research Systems Inc 4 $72,878 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in New Hampshire (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 141 $34,003 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 106 $26,106 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 55 $28,988 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 32 $31,362 100.00%
Crop Production 16 $31,495 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 13 $29,006 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 11 $27,810 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $32,118 100.00%
Apple Orchards 7 $27,432 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 6 $24,378 100.00%

New Hampshire Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New Hampshire to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New Hampshire over all years is $79,949. 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