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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 506 $56,002 87.85%
Chemical Engineers 503 $80,458 87.94%
Speech-Language Pathologists 494 $65,434 87.74%
Biomedical Engineers 492 $76,445 88.97%
Sales Managers 479 $131,367 86.78%
Microbiologists 478 $51,316 87.07%
Bioinformatics Scientists 469 $80,941 87.17%
Managers, All Other 457 $100,089 85.90%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 455 $126,115 86.67%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $35,660 86.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 61.45%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 50 $33,859 60.98%
Natural Sciences Managers 48 $130,660 59.26%
Financial Examiners 48 $114,608 60.76%
Pediatricians, General 48 $114,963 60.76%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47 $35,488 61.04%
Chemical Engineers 47 $96,878 61.04%
Computer Network Architects 47 $104,075 65.28%
Engineers, All Other 45 $83,720 62.50%
Family and General Practitioners 45 $122,684 62.50%
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 6,497 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alliedmedix Resources Inc 240 $65,562 88.89%
Pepsico Inc 240 $102,036 88.89%
Amazon Corporate Llc 239 $85,638 89.18%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 239 $71,923 89.18%
Patni Americas Inc 238 $64,790 89.14%
Citadel Americas Llc 238 $114,093 90.15%
Gcom Software Llc 236 $100,252 89.73%
Kirkland Ellis Llp 236 $151,711 89.73%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc 235 $109,645 89.69%
Latham Watkins Llp 234 $119,696 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Windy Hill Orchard Inc 9 $32,423 100.00%
Bradford Reeve Sr And Paul Reeve Inc 9 $29,857 100.00%
My T Acres Inc 9 $27,362 100.00%
Big O Farm Inc 9 $30,451 100.00%
Wg Minard And Sons 9 $25,471 100.00%
Lynn Ette And Sons Inc 9 $25,917 100.00%
Ridge View Fruit Farm Llc 9 $29,788 100.00%
Nbbo Farming 9 $28,397 100.00%
Vandewalle Fruit Farm Llc 9 $23,650 100.00%
Bj Farms 9 $33,130 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iyaho Social Services Inc 16 $66,954 34.04%
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacobson Llp 15 $161,555 31.91%
Functional Life Achievement Inc 15 $64,366 31.91%
G Iii Leather Fashions Inc 15 $65,492 31.91%
Ultra Flex Packaging Corp 15 $90,604 31.91%
Siena College 15 $45,242 32.61%
Borderfree Inc 15 $105,089 32.61%
Quality Control Laboratories Llc 15 $76,487 32.61%
Iconology Inc 15 $103,845 32.61%
The Gallivan Corporation Dba Applied Mulch Soil 15 $24,558 32.61%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marine Cargo Handling 113 $50,648 86.92%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 112 $90,838 86.82%
Sports Teams And Clubs 111 $84,111 86.72%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 110 $93,570 87.30%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 108 $88,734 87.80%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 107 $117,873 87.70%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 104 $63,434 85.95%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 103 $72,379 87.29%
Sign Manufacturing 102 $63,442 87.18%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 101 $94,251 87.07%
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 $86,022. 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