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 %
Social and Community Service Managers	411	$74,794	87.63%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	395	$90,020	85.68%
Psychiatrists	395	$154,532	89.98%
Family and General Practitioners	392	$141,379	89.29%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	386	$53,679	88.13%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	377	$117,416	86.47%
Health Educators	376	$46,019	87.65%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	372	$47,191	86.92%
Urban and Regional Planners	370	$67,599	87.26%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	358	$69,349	85.44%

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 %
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 %
Ernst Young Us Llp	13,403	$87,683	98.43%
Infosys Limited	7,024	$77,328	99.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,633	$68,070	99.43%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	6,045	$106,501	91.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	5,221	$87,642	98.14%
Bloomberg Lp	4,663	$109,272	97.59%
Google Llc	4,511	$107,734	95.15%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc	4,150	$104,061	97.72%
Capgemini America Inc	3,924	$88,803	94.24%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc	3,339	$108,031	93.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	8,529	$126,935	100.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp	1,462	$122,345	54.94%
Facebook Inc	729	$101,767	28.85%
New York City Department Of Education	626	$48,299	34.62%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc	586	$117,550	40.08%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc	584	$116,226	41.60%
Globalfoundries Us Inc	525	$89,055	40.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc	522	$98,508	61.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	383	$108,904	47.17%
Synechron	357	$110,812	48.70%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,560	$102,071	84.69%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,556	$63,760	90.26%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,489	$107,086	86.62%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,419	$61,417	89.64%
Temporary Help Services	1,395	$77,850	92.02%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,341	$96,653	89.64%
Educational Support Services	1,331	$64,318	91.10%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,331	$64,510	92.11%
Other Accounting Services	1,222	$73,262	85.51%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$74,647	87.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$33,516	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$33,018	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	11	$27,042	100.00%
Hay Farming	10	$32,244	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	8	$28,012	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$31,491	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,409	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,421	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	77	$105,273	19.40%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	74	$98,887	19.68%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$78,603	20.79%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	71	$51,240	19.94%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	19.42%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	64	$85,129	18.55%
Hmo Medical Centers	61	$77,106	18.37%
Fine Arts Schools	60	$56,019	18.18%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	57	$99,407	17.81%
Specialized Design Services	56	$67,669	18.36%

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.