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 %
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 %
Ford Models Inc 191 $49,835 86.04%
New York Independent System Operator 190 $82,222 85.97%
Jetblue Airways 190 $101,463 86.76%
Transperfect Translations International Inc 190 $53,239 86.76%
Exlservicecom Llc 189 $95,386 86.30%
Bdo Usa Llp 189 $80,036 86.70%
New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation 189 $83,218 87.10%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 188 $99,860 87.04%
New York Power Authority 188 $104,097 87.44%
Indotronix International Corporation 188 $69,347 87.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gary Craft 8 $23,468 100.00%
Aj Farms Produce Grain Llc 7 $34,005 100.00%
Fix Brothers Inc 7 $31,170 100.00%
Turek Farms Management Inc 7 $40,682 100.00%
Evolutionary Organics 7 $24,838 100.00%
Allstate Apple Exchange Inc 7 $36,014 100.00%
Cy Farms Llc 7 $32,698 100.00%
Spoth Brothers Enterprises Llc 7 $32,579 100.00%
Wagner Farm Market Inc 7 $30,962 100.00%
Navarino Orchard Llc 7 $32,062 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State University Of New York At Oneonta 13 $41,791 35.14%
Bytedance Inc 13 $110,334 35.14%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 13 $25,005 35.14%
Jfm Concrete Inc 13 $60,590 36.11%
Greatbatch Ltd 12 $75,081 33.33%
The Ogilvy Group Inc 12 $95,482 33.33%
Motorola Inc 12 $77,759 33.33%
Barnard College 12 $63,653 33.33%
Sungard Consulting Services Llc 12 $96,687 33.33%
Niagara University 12 $41,966 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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