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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $58,934 86.84%
Management Analysts 65 $56,363 87.84%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 63 $44,845 87.50%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 57 $61,443 79.17%
Chemists 54 $56,168 79.41%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $54,622 90.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other 53 $49,853 88.33%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 53 $100,830 89.83%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 52 $36,684 94.55%
Statisticians 47 $59,698 87.04%
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 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 %
Aaxy Llc 1 $30,410 50.00%
Business Journal Publications Inc 1 $30,430 50.00%
Carlsbad Equity Corporation 1 $30,451 50.00%
Rainestorm Inc 1 $31,616 50.00%
Southwest Labs Llc 1 $31,616 50.00%
Cosmic Healthcare Llc 1 $31,699 50.00%
Cy Research Inc 1 $31,720 50.00%
Atlantic Imaging Llc 1 $31,866 50.00%
New Mexico Regulation And Licensing Department 1 $32,136 50.00%
New Mexico School For The Deaf 1 $32,610 50.00%
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