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 %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 181 $109,339 93.30%
Computer Programmers 171 $62,708 88.60%
Physicists 134 $81,827 70.53%
Industrial Engineers 123 $84,981 89.13%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 122 $41,076 88.41%
Family and General Practitioners 121 $140,676 94.53%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 108 $62,786 92.31%
Accountants and Auditors 100 $47,679 89.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 96 $64,652 91.43%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 93 $45,124 89.42%
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 %
Jamaica 4 $61,371 57.14%
Vietnam 4 $62,659 57.14%
Egypt 4 $150,057 57.14%
El Salvador 4 $168,714 57.14%
Bangladesh 4 $96,198 66.67%
Peru 4 $143,891 66.67%
Lebanon 4 $109,146 80.00%
Argentina 3 $170,671 60.00%
Turkey 3 $33,547 60.00%
Kenya 3 $85,176 60.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Mexico (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
H1 Insights Inc 1 $56,202 100.00%
Mora Creative Council 1 $56,326 100.00%
Assurance Tax Accounting Pc 1 $56,410 100.00%
Rose Little Brand Associates Pc 1 $56,430 100.00%
Equilibrium Publications Inc 1 $56,514 100.00%
Sriven Systems Inc 1 $56,701 100.00%
Strategic Staffing It Inc 1 $56,805 100.00%
Lumidigm Inc 1 $56,867 100.00%
State Of New Mexico Nm Public Education Department 1 $57,054 100.00%
Chavez Grieves Consulting Engineers Inc 1 $57,096 100.00%

Top Industries in New Mexico (All Years)

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