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 Mexico Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
10,177 85.49% $75,136 H-1B
891 7.48% $295,181 PERM
731 6.14% $25,917 H-2A
106 0.89% $69,087 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, New Mexico has seen a total of 11,905 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Mexico is the H-1B visa with 10,177 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.49% of New Mexico's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 891 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.48% of New Mexico's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Mexico (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 4 $35,630 80.00%
Biostatisticians 4 $62,561 80.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 $38,060 80.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 4 $70,086 80.00%
Sales Engineers 4 $69,680 80.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 4 $48,599 80.00%
Managers, All Other 4 $80,423 80.00%
Pathologists 4 $128,014 80.00%
Psychologists, All Other 4 $54,538 80.00%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $55,894 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Mexico Employees Over Time
New Mexico has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 588 employees were hired. New Mexico peaked in 2023 with 993 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 158 $107,970 43.77%
Philippines 112 $1,773,654 35.78%
Mexico 49 $55,317 43.36%
Canada 22 $94,273 45.83%
China 17 $80,591 38.64%
South Korea 16 $78,664 42.11%
Pakistan 14 $150,924 38.89%
United Kingdom 11 $74,580 44.00%
Nepal 11 $63,743 52.38%
Taiwan 7 $61,740 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in New Mexico (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albertsons Llc 30 $95,216 90.91%
Las Cruces Physician Practices Llc 29 $226,579 87.88%
Learnbeyond Consulting Llc 29 $74,345 90.63%
Dulce Independent School District 21 28 $41,169 87.50%
Mrowlcom Inc 27 $68,444 84.38%
It Resources Inc 26 $57,463 86.67%
Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines Company 26 $68,492 86.67%
Cays Inc 26 $61,561 89.66%
New Mexico Highlands University 25 $50,252 89.29%
Deloitte Touche Llp 25 $49,814 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bright Harvesting Inc 2 $29,328 33.33%
Lucid Energy Group Holdings Ii Llc 2 $104,957 33.33%
Gforce Aircraft Maintenance Inc 2 $56,181 33.33%
Mckinley Paper Company 2 $99,143 40.00%
Rio Grande 2 $89,794 40.00%
La Clinica De Familia Inc Lcdf 2 $86,278 40.00%
Sal Gonzalezsal Gonzalez Racing Stables 2 $17,659 40.00%
Taaj Palace 2 $24,731 40.00%
Mid Frisian Dairy 2 $13,520 40.00%
Kymera Independent Physicians 2 $121,493 40.00%

Top Industries in New Mexico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cattle Feedlots 4 $31,044 100.00%
Wheat Farming 4 $29,635 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 3 $30,562 75.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 3 $31,339 100.00%
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing 3 $22,949 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 3 $28,683 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 2 $26,946 66.67%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 2 $31,626 100.00%
Landscaping Services 2 $31,626 100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking 2 $31,845 100.00%

New Mexico Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New Mexico to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New Mexico over all years is $75,136. 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