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 %
Chemical Engineers 464 $79,222 88.89%
Social Science Research Assistants 462 $41,198 89.88%
Mathematicians 458 $90,210 89.28%
Managers, All Other 445 $99,169 87.25%
Microbiologists 439 $50,317 86.25%
Sales Managers 438 $127,977 86.22%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 434 $35,015 85.43%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 420 $105,060 83.00%
Biomedical Engineers 414 $74,665 84.84%
Editors 412 $58,447 84.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Clerks, General 48 $29,761 60.76%
Financial Examiners 47 $115,509 59.49%
Computer Network Architects 47 $104,075 61.04%
Chief Executives 47 $177,400 61.04%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47 $35,488 64.38%
Natural Sciences Managers 47 $129,267 65.28%
Family and General Practitioners 45 $122,684 63.38%
Billing and Posting Clerks 45 $37,971 63.38%
Managers, All Other 44 $137,833 62.86%
Engineers, All Other 44 $82,536 63.77%
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 %
Oliver Wyman Inc 352 $94,099 88.44%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva Uni 349 $43,328 89.03%
Openwave Computing Llc 342 $69,524 88.60%
Cyberthink Inc 341 $74,522 88.57%
The New York Times Company 338 $108,908 89.42%
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc 338 $61,484 91.35%
The Capital Markets Company 337 $98,146 91.33%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 332 $74,137 89.97%
Oracle America Inc 331 $105,023 90.19%
Epam Systems Inc 331 $82,752 90.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transperfect Translations International Inc 23 $70,139 31.51%
Rbc Capital Markets Corporation 23 $90,760 32.39%
Zillow Inc 23 $87,321 32.86%
Capital One National Association 23 $79,094 32.86%
Jri America Inc 23 $114,564 32.86%
Stellar Services Inc 22 $85,553 31.88%
Ondeck Capital Inc 22 $90,962 31.88%
Avenues New York Llc 22 $64,375 31.88%
Forest Laboratories Inc 22 $75,611 32.35%
Renaissance Technologies Llc 22 $78,077 32.35%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Utility System Construction 6 $81,585 85.71%
Metal Heat Treating 6 $66,942 85.71%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 6 $79,831 85.71%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation 6 $72,441 85.71%
Executive Offices 6 $66,050 85.71%
Roofing Contractors 6 $75,167 85.71%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 6 $52,676 85.71%
Newspaper Publishers 6 $62,033 85.71%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 6 $72,655 100.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 6 $93,541 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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.

State Avg Wage