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 %
Professional Access Ltd 140 $74,611 89.74%
Tanisha Systems Inc 139 $73,685 89.68%
Morgan Stanley Fund Services Inc 139 $96,813 89.68%
Techgroup America Inc 139 $65,472 89.68%
Ace Healthcare Resources Llc 139 $67,212 89.68%
Amtex Systems Inc 138 $44,660 89.03%
Sothebys Inc 137 $79,888 88.39%
Arcadis Us Inc 137 $77,086 88.96%
Theradynamics Rehab Management Llc 137 $80,438 89.54%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc 137 $110,778 89.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bartleson Farms 5 $31,084 100.00%
Pontos Greenhouses Llc 5 $31,258 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farms 5 $23,458 100.00%
Pennings Farm Market Inc 5 $24,723 100.00%
Vans Ridge Dairy Llc 5 $35,427 100.00%
G G Farms 5 $23,496 100.00%
Schichtels Nursery 5 $20,653 100.00%
Belle Terre Farm 5 $22,327 100.00%
Kenneth S Haylett 5 $33,151 100.00%
Kleins Kill Fruit Farm Corp 5 $27,564 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gts Securities Llc 9 $102,082 36.00%
Starr Insurance Holdings Inc 9 $113,300 36.00%
Moelis Company Group Lp 9 $234,139 36.00%
Columbia International College 9 $71,508 36.00%
Fullbeauty Brands Management Services Lp 9 $102,447 37.50%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 9 $85,414 37.50%
Touro College 9 $80,947 37.50%
Visiting Nurse Service Of New York 9 $94,959 37.50%
Oda Architecture Pc 9 $64,612 37.50%
Pt Bank Rakyat Indonesia New York Agency 9 $122,454 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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