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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 43 $102,928 62.32%
Nursing Assistants 43 $28,559 65.15%
Human Resources Managers 42 $143,127 64.62%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 42 $136,150 65.63%
Industrial Production Managers 41 $116,366 64.06%
Chemical Engineers 40 $93,493 63.49%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 40 $42,908 63.49%
Procurement Clerks 40 $38,939 63.49%
Clergy 40 $36,187 64.52%
Social and Community Service Managers 39 $75,457 63.93%
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 %
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 43.75%
Sweden 48 $100,463 44.44%
Portugal 48 $94,804 46.60%
Hungary 45 $94,782 45.00%
Indonesia 43 $84,322 46.74%
Switzerland 35 $101,746 41.18%
Honduras 34 $60,849 40.00%
Belgium 31 $110,788 37.80%
United States Of America 29 $69,212 35.37%
Serbia 27 $100,039 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Flextrade Systems Inc 228 $97,326 90.48%
Standard Chartered Bank 227 $106,585 90.80%
Amazon Advertising Llc 226 $95,249 90.76%
Pepsico Inc 225 $100,101 90.36%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc 225 $98,441 90.36%
Physician Affiliate Group Of Ny Pc 225 $256,411 90.73%
First Tek Inc 223 $66,611 89.92%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 223 $51,676 89.92%
Pjt Partners Holdings Lp 223 $122,638 90.28%
Fordham University 223 $59,882 90.28%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ultra Flex Packaging Corp 15 $90,604 33.33%
G Iii Leather Fashions Inc 15 $65,492 33.33%
Functional Life Achievement Inc 15 $64,366 33.33%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center 15 $87,545 33.33%
Cbs Interactive Inc 15 $95,868 33.33%
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacobson Llp 15 $161,555 34.09%
Coatue Management Llc 15 $114,447 34.09%
Quality Control Laboratories Llc 15 $76,487 34.09%
Iconology Inc 14 $100,873 31.82%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 14 $126,112 31.82%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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