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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 41 $52,171 77.36%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $47,720 75.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 38 $39,358 74.51%
Engineers, All Other 38 $72,325 76.00%
Materials Scientists 37 $87,252 84.09%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 37 $50,600 86.05%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 37 $61,131 86.05%
Business Intelligence Analysts 34 $69,864 80.95%
Astronomers 34 $64,567 87.18%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 33 $52,972 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemists 3 $67,642 60.00%
Marketing Managers 3 $90,848 60.00%
Nursing Assistants 3 $23,823 60.00%
Environmental Engineers 3 $67,517 60.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,590 60.00%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 3 $47,653 60.00%
Electrical Engineers 3 $73,923 60.00%
Sales Engineers 3 $67,246 60.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 3 $26,409 60.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $59,376 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 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 %
The Consulting Engineers Group Nm Pc 6 $63,770 100.00%
Sierrra Infosys Inc 6 $58,635 100.00%
Louis Berger Us Inc 6 $64,043 100.00%
Yash Technologies Inc 6 $61,114 100.00%
Analog Devices Inc 6 $70,793 100.00%
Ust Global Inc 6 $66,754 100.00%
Gcode Llc 6 $83,034 100.00%
Cibola General Hospital Corporation 6 $144,796 100.00%
Cowry Health Llc 6 $128,249 100.00%
Lung Specialists Of Las Cruces 6 $115,766 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sia Trucking Inc 1 $45,552 100.00%
Bandy Ranch Llc 1 $23,841 100.00%
Lnm Llc 1 $32,490 100.00%
Oso Piccolo Inc 1 $22,815 100.00%
Santa Fe Farms Llc 1 $27,040 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in New Mexico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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