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 %
Nursing Assistants 3 $23,823 60.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $54,590 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%
Management Analysts 3 $53,865 60.00%
Pharmacists 3 $97,781 60.00%
Speech-Language Pathologists 3 $59,376 60.00%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 3 $59,627 60.00%
Engineers, All Other 3 $84,371 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 %
Roswell Isd 1 $36,534 50.00%
New Mexico State University Library 1 $36,640 50.00%
Central Consolidated School District No 22 1 $36,800 50.00%
The Family Ymca 1 $36,920 50.00%
Streetwise Inc 1 $37,024 50.00%
Ffp Llc 1 $37,190 50.00%
Cibola General Hospital 1 $37,274 50.00%
Integrated Design Amp Architecture 1 $37,336 50.00%
Taos Waldorf School 1 $37,357 50.00%
Angel Touch Personal Services Inc 1 $37,357 50.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in New Mexico (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 3 $29,279 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 3 $32,510 100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking 2 $31,845 66.67%
Other Grain Farming 2 $27,893 100.00%
Agricultural Implement Manufacturing 1 $32,490 50.00%
Peanut Farming 1 $25,438 50.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $28,434 50.00%
Educational Services 1 $32,490 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $30,763 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $22,589 100.00%

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 $75,514. 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