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 %
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 %
Grants Cibola County Schools 75 $44,678 87.21%
Central Consolidated School District 74 $42,361 92.50%
Zuni Public School District 89 72 $34,236 94.74%
Technosoft Corporation 71 $64,030 95.95%
Eastern New Mexico University 69 $47,963 93.24%
Management Health Systems Llc 65 $60,662 90.28%
Ntess Llc 63 $95,797 90.00%
Mission Achievement And Success Charter School 61 $49,671 88.41%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 59 $64,507 86.76%
Sandia National Laboratories 57 $71,733 87.69%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ultramain Systems Incorporated 4 $86,606 30.77%
Speridian Technologies Llc 4 $98,072 33.33%
Jemez Valley Public Schools 3 $41,410 27.27%
Array Technologies 3 $85,044 27.27%
Dekkerperichsabatini 3 $37,246 33.33%
Lovelace Health System 3 $221,874 33.33%
Descartes Labs 3 $70,692 33.33%
Dominguez Racing Stable Inc 3 $27,158 33.33%
Skorpios Technologies Inc 3 $99,583 33.33%
Lea Regional Medical Center 3 $70,547 33.33%

Top Industries in New Mexico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 244 $25,908 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 57 $30,026 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 53 $29,351 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 41 $30,643 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 28 $27,487 100.00%
Sheep Farming 27 $19,602 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 27 $27,194 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 24 $24,771 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 16 $28,655 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 12 $28,876 100.00%

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