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 %
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 32 $106,180 84.21%
Financial Analysts 32 $62,857 84.21%
Pharmacists 30 $105,429 85.71%
Bioinformatics Scientists 29 $71,498 85.29%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 28 $49,421 84.85%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26 $40,506 83.87%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 26 $51,131 83.87%
Microbiologists 25 $48,192 89.29%
Chemical Engineers 25 $91,775 89.29%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $45,435 88.89%
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 %
Sandya Surgical Associates 1 $38,626 50.00%
Endue Corp 1 $38,646 50.00%
Earth Spirit Awakening Llc 1 $38,688 50.00%
Colby College 1 $38,800 50.00%
Social Enterprise Associates Llc 1 $38,938 50.00%
Kinesio Usa Llc 1 $39,104 50.00%
Dibe Yazhi Babitiin Olta Inc 1 $39,210 50.00%
Artesia Public Schools 1 $39,270 50.00%
Kenemore Welding Oilfield Services Inc 1 $39,354 50.00%
Lovelace Biomedical Environmental Research Institute 1 $39,416 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