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 York Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
501,702	84.93%	$83,933	H-1B
50,093	8.48%	$192,380	PERM
33,151	5.61%	$102,565	E-3 Australian
5,761	0.98%	$27,586	H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 590,707 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 501,702 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 84.93% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 50,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.48% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	50,202	$95,203	90.94%
Computer Systems Analysts	35,005	$77,387	92.99%
Computer Programmers	20,808	$63,504	89.53%
Computer Occupations, All Other	17,159	$71,598	92.14%
Accountants and Auditors	14,301	$71,594	92.74%
Management Analysts	13,991	$87,002	92.30%
Financial Analysts	13,454	$95,613	89.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,761	$59,651	87.30%
Operations Research Analysts	8,325	$84,302	90.55%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	8,066	$85,757	91.22%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,900	$29,565	516.93%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	563	$30,061	150.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	447	$29,743	128.82%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	53	$31,452	18.66%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	45	$30,767	25.57%
Nursery Workers	25	$29,101	14.71%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	22	$29,257	13.25%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	17	$30,816	12.06%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	13	$40,418	10.08%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	11	$29,178	8.73%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	7,039	$357,463	66.49%
Computer Systems Analysts	4,355	$150,491	151.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,459	$108,065	157.66%
Accountants and Auditors	1,267	$92,550	58.55%
Management Analysts	1,035	$110,681	54.73%
Financial Analysts	928	$115,920	117.77%
Software Developers, Systems Software	841	$108,899	157.20%
Statisticians	584	$74,806	117.27%
Lawyers	574	$424,629	159.89%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	550	$61,268	158.50%

New York Employees Over Time

New York has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 31,625 employees were hired. New York peaked in 2018 with 46,731 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	14,788	$249,399	54.06%
China	4,111	$134,521	52.28%
Canada	1,391	$448,384	44.81%
South Korea	1,286	$154,718	44.34%
United Kingdom	829	$118,600	49.91%
France	627	$115,789	39.14%
Mexico	518	$65,452	37.35%
Brazil	474	$280,583	36.57%
Philippines	466	$2,925,172	36.01%
Japan	325	$73,142	34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc	2,380	$103,164	89.61%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc	2,329	$96,776	91.37%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	2,068	$66,838	81.58%
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai	2,050	$76,035	81.97%
Globalfoundries Us Inc	2,019	$83,849	86.54%
Accenture Llp	1,989	$87,527	87.12%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc	1,989	$98,823	92.43%
Bank Of America Na	1,910	$97,379	91.69%
Kpmg Llp	1,891	$84,599	90.87%
Credit Suisse Securities Usa Llc	1,888	$93,942	90.99%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc	138	$82,920	36.13%
Montefiore Medical Center	125	$97,454	33.42%
Mastercard International Incorporated	118	$109,641	33.05%
Gcom Software Inc	118	$92,875	34.10%
Accenture Llp	112	$128,913	35.67%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc	99	$99,772	31.73%
Citadel Americas Llc	93	$88,625	30.10%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa	92	$123,584	30.36%
The Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America	87	$110,640	29.00%
Northwell Health	84	$134,251	28.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Museums	409	$64,376	85.39%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	408	$79,681	86.08%
Child Care Services	397	$41,486	84.65%
Religious Organizations	397	$46,709	88.81%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations	382	$77,193	86.43%
Civic And Social Organizations	377	$59,906	85.88%
Human Rights Organizations	376	$78,433	86.44%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring	373	$71,691	85.94%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	368	$62,562	88.25%
Other Financial Vehicles	366	$99,273	87.98%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Electrical Apparatus And Equipment Wiring Supplies And Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	20	$65,235	17.70%
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	20	$79,074	17.70%
Merchant Wholesalers Durable Goods	20	$54,276	17.70%
Tour Operators	19	$62,651	17.12%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing	18	$77,472	16.51%
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation	17	$81,350	15.60%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	17	$95,754	15.60%
Materials Recovery Facilities	17	$61,564	16.50%
Other Investment Pools And Funds	17	$97,440	16.50%
Surveying And Mapping Except Geophysical Services	17	$60,684	16.50%

New York Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New York to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New York over all years is $83,995. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.