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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 91 $37,254 92.86%
Software Developers, Systems Software 85 $80,017 88.54%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 84 $37,038 92.31%
Civil Engineers 82 $66,648 95.35%
Electrical Engineers 75 $81,441 87.21%
Hospitalists 75 $165,077 91.46%
Operations Research Analysts 71 $62,750 88.75%
Pediatricians, General 71 $157,425 92.21%
Database Administrators 67 $59,609 88.16%
Mechanical Engineers 61 $87,624 84.72%
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 %
Uplift Community School 7 $37,131 87.50%
Socorro Consolidated Schools 7 $51,009 87.50%
Dizer Corp 7 $50,630 87.50%
Central New Mexico Community College 7 $43,552 87.50%
Thornburg Investment Management Inc 7 $73,662 87.50%
New Mexico Taxation And Revenue Department 7 $58,662 87.50%
Atlas Healthcare Llc 7 $56,335 87.50%
Conexus Medstaff Llc 7 $42,209 87.50%
Jemez Valley Public Schools 7 $47,116 87.50%
Collasys Llc 7 $58,180 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kirtland Federal Credit Union 1 $70,179 50.00%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 1 $56,576 50.00%
Norlea Hospital District 1 $199,389 50.00%
Casca Grossa Jiujitsu Llc 1 $33,423 50.00%
City Of Gallup 1 $69,971 50.00%
La Casa De Buena Salud 1 $197,371 50.00%

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