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 %
Social and Community Service Managers 435 $75,706 85.13%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 435 $106,129 86.83%
Editors 434 $59,945 87.68%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 419 $89,127 86.21%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 416 $49,008 87.03%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 415 $54,509 87.74%
Health Educators 406 $47,139 86.94%
Urban and Regional Planners 403 $68,159 87.04%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 402 $71,197 88.55%
Psychiatrists 395 $154,532 87.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineers, All Other 45 $83,720 63.38%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 44 $135,569 61.97%
Human Resources Managers 44 $144,319 62.86%
Nursing Assistants 43 $28,559 62.32%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 43 $102,928 62.32%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 42 $84,436 61.76%
Industrial Production Managers 42 $116,298 64.62%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 41 $42,983 64.06%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $49,474 62.50%
Procurement Clerks 40 $38,939 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 %
Botswana 3 $103,889 50.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 50.00%
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 3 $56,333 50.00%
Malta 3 $138,750 60.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 60.00%
Latvia 3 $56,229 60.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 40.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interfaith Medical Center 175 $82,897 88.83%
Point72 Lp 174 $128,763 88.78%
American Medical Inc 174 $59,407 89.23%
Fresh Direct Llc 173 $87,485 88.72%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 173 $118,538 88.72%
Intone Networks Inc 172 $79,098 88.66%
The Feinstein Institute For Medical Research 171 $55,609 88.14%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 171 $147,928 88.14%
Eclinicalworks Llc 170 $75,676 88.08%
Unique Comp Inc 170 $70,338 88.08%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pazienza Enterprises Llc 6 $30,309 100.00%
Sun Sprout Farm Llc 6 $31,977 100.00%
Free Bird Farms Llc 6 $24,279 100.00%
Beckers Farm Llc 6 $30,025 100.00%
Remembrance Farm 6 $29,068 100.00%
Anyelas Vineyards Llc 6 $30,507 100.00%
Rm Zingler Jr Farms 6 $22,419 100.00%
The Farm At Millers Crossing 6 $21,913 100.00%
R G Produce Llc 6 $35,398 100.00%
Knight Vineyards Llc 6 $32,219 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ismael Leyva Architects Pc 11 $63,552 34.38%
Enfusion Llc 11 $98,550 34.38%
Ado Staffing Inc 11 $99,258 34.38%
Aofox Memorial Hospital 11 $64,482 34.38%
Coty Inc 11 $107,927 34.38%
Sg Americas Operational Services Inc 11 $136,834 34.38%
Pinebridge Investments Holdings Us Llc 11 $114,196 34.38%
Judlau Contracting Inc 11 $94,926 34.38%
Longtail Ad Solutions Inc Dba Jw Player 11 $112,777 34.38%
American Technology Labs Inc 11 $89,217 35.48%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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 $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