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 %
Engineers, All Other 38 $73,738 80.85%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $50,634 79.55%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 34 $37,547 82.93%
Business Intelligence Analysts 34 $69,864 85.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 33 $49,770 86.84%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $48,106 88.89%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 29 $52,988 82.86%
Financial Analysts 29 $61,216 82.86%
Pharmacists 29 $105,583 82.86%
Astronomers 28 $62,835 82.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $48,160 60.00%
Electrical Engineers 3 $73,923 75.00%
Environmental Engineers 3 $67,517 75.00%
Chemists 3 $67,642 75.00%
Management Analysts 3 $53,865 75.00%
Pharmacists 3 $97,781 75.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,590 75.00%
Nursing Assistants 3 $23,823 75.00%
Engineers, All Other 3 $84,371 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 3 $26,409 75.00%
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 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 %
Deloitte Consulting Llp 144 $65,138 97.96%
Apogee Medical Group New Mexico Inc 140 $137,824 96.55%
Health Carousel Llc 132 $62,171 97.78%
Benefitalign Llc 120 $49,722 100.00%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 101 $74,432 88.60%
Central Consolidated School District 22 98 $36,818 95.15%
Management Health Systems Inc 96 $59,329 94.12%
Nmc Inc 91 $61,772 90.10%
Espanola Public Schools 91 $39,992 96.81%
Santa Fe Public Schools 76 $43,724 87.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ruidoso Municipal School District 8 $32,816 29.63%
Nor Lea Hospital District 8 $38,364,914 33.33%
Shiprock Associated Schools Inc 7 $43,144 31.82%
Conocophillips Company 6 $86,636 28.57%
Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools 6 $54,650 31.58%
Pecos Valley Of New Mexico Llc 5 $141,880 27.78%
Carlsbad Medical Center 5 $112,507 33.33%
The County Grill Inc Dba Lincoln County Grill 4 $14,290 28.57%
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center 4 $100,656 30.77%
Applied Materials Inc 4 $67,491 30.77%

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