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 %
Civil Engineers 95 $69,166 90.48%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 91 $37,254 88.35%
Electrical Engineers 88 $84,375 89.80%
Software Developers, Systems Software 85 $80,017 87.63%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 84 $37,038 87.50%
Hospitalists 75 $165,077 87.21%
Operations Research Analysts 74 $62,867 92.50%
Pediatricians, General 71 $157,425 89.87%
Mechanical Engineers 70 $88,993 90.91%
Database Administrators 67 $59,609 87.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 9 $64,406 90.00%
Surgeons 9 $139,561 128.57%
Statisticians 9 $49,918 128.57%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 9 $99,269 128.57%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 8 $109,534 114.29%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $39,469 133.33%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $47,873 133.33%
Computer Systems Analysts 7 $87,904 116.67%
Industrial Engineers 7 $84,612 116.67%
Financial Managers 6 $79,747 100.00%
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 %
Cyberthink Inc 2 $62,130 66.67%
Progressive Dairy Health Services 2 $76,014 66.67%
Alamogordo Ear Nose And Throat Facial Plastic S 2 $61,152 66.67%
Infosys Technologies Limited 2 $61,318 66.67%
Code Ace Solutions Inc 2 $61,422 66.67%
Rapidit Inc 2 $70,034 66.67%
Mack Energy Corporation 2 $62,837 66.67%
Saligram Systems Inc 2 $61,568 66.67%
Global Technical Software Services Inc 2 $67,340 66.67%
Thinc Systems Inc 2 $68,068 66.67%
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