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
11,310 84.98% $75,514 H-1B
976 7.33% $277,372 PERM
911 6.84% $27,817 H-2A
112 0.84% $70,707 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, New Mexico has seen a total of 13,309 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Mexico is the H-1B visa with 11,310 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.98% of New Mexico's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 976 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.33% of New Mexico's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Mexico (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 203 $107,104 86.02%
Computer Programmers 171 $62,708 79.17%
Physicists 155 $84,410 79.49%
Industrial Engineers 151 $86,017 90.42%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 137 $41,542 95.14%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 123 $63,449 89.13%
Family and General Practitioners 121 $140,676 90.30%
Accountants and Auditors 113 $48,530 88.98%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 103 $46,485 89.57%
Computer Occupations, All Other 96 $64,652 90.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Scientists 20 $43,396 74.07%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 15 $12,984,406 65.22%
Family and General Practitioners 15 $126,517 71.43%
Computer Occupations, All Other 14 $80,111 70.00%
Instructional Coordinators 14 $42,307 73.68%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $50,269 76.47%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 11 $34,789 78.57%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $60,082 83.33%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $123,413 90.91%
Statisticians 9 $49,918 90.00%
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 2024 with 1,039 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 148 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 190 $110,528 45.78%
Philippines 123 $1,618,478 36.18%
Mexico 57 $54,038 42.86%
Canada 22 $94,273 42.31%
China 19 $83,241 39.58%
South Korea 16 $78,664 35.56%
Pakistan 16 $128,158 44.44%
Nepal 13 $59,286 46.43%
United Kingdom 11 $74,580 47.83%
Jordan 8 $126,356 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Mexico (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Mills Inc 4 $84,998 80.00%
Exum Instruments Inc 4 $83,034 80.00%
Multicultural Evaluation And Consultation Associates Llc 4 $72,197 80.00%
Advanced Knowledge Tech Llc 4 $79,732 80.00%
Dugan Production Corporation 4 $79,221 80.00%
Fusion Life Sciences Technologies Llc 4 $80,220 80.00%
Cumming Management Group Inc 4 $87,974 80.00%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 4 $77,881 80.00%
Great River Technology Inc 4 $86,918 80.00%
Ubiqd Inc 4 $86,929 80.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $75,514. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage