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 %
Key Management Group Inc 70 $63,892 89.74%
Active Health Management 69 $104,560 88.46%
Turbonomic Inc 69 $108,986 89.61%
Horizon Technologies Inc 69 $56,770 89.61%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 69 $53,930 89.61%
Touro College 69 $69,900 89.61%
Img Models Inc 69 $50,850 89.61%
American Software Resources Inc 69 $66,993 89.61%
First Republic Bank 69 $116,773 89.61%
Nyc Hhc Jacobi Medical Center 69 $61,813 89.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curia Global 5 $102,432 38.46%
Bbdo 5 $156,216 38.46%
Baker Landscape Irrigation Inc 5 $26,021 38.46%
Capsule 5 $153,533 38.46%
Le Bilboquet Ny Llc 5 $70,866 38.46%
Sp Opco Llc 5 $120,041 38.46%
Fox Cable Network Services Llc 5 $128,324 38.46%
Xl Global Services 5 $114,887 38.46%
Axonic Capital Llc 5 $97,644 38.46%
Wona Trading Inc 5 $39,416 38.46%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Hatcheries 19 $31,559 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 19 $31,929 100.00%
Floriculture Production 18 $31,426 100.00%
Apiculture 17 $30,476 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 17 $29,790 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 16 $29,730 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $28,794 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 15 $27,995 100.00%

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