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 %
St Barnabas Hospital	1,064	$60,562	81.60%
Deloitte Tax Llp	1,051	$75,274	89.45%
Barclays Capital Inc	988	$110,745	86.29%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	963	$99,049	88.76%
Mount Sinai Medical Center	960	$57,903	89.80%
Meta Platforms Inc	952	$141,209	89.31%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc	932	$110,461	87.68%
New York University School Of Medicine	923	$53,582	94.57%
Mphasis Corporation	918	$76,498	94.64%
University Of Rochester	905	$62,100	94.17%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp	60	$132,677	36.59%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc	58	$95,231	36.71%
Tt Technologies Inc	57	$92,014	36.54%
New York Life Insurance Company	57	$121,406	37.25%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa	57	$105,335	37.75%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc	54	$123,220	35.76%
Kaplan Inc	53	$102,154	36.05%
Webmd Llc	53	$109,401	36.55%
Jane Street Group Llc	52	$94,019	35.86%
Histogenetics Llc	52	$63,824	36.11%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	7,115	$73,059	88.40%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	6,883	$105,703	90.45%
Other Computer Related Services	6,812	$79,075	89.95%
Management Consulting Services	6,793	$85,042	90.13%
Architectural Services	6,599	$56,858	92.90%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	5,873	$77,392	94.22%
Advertising Agencies	4,567	$78,655	84.22%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	4,141	$109,560	92.70%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	3,812	$65,659	87.53%
Credit Card Issuing	3,294	$105,414	87.14%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	100	$31,866	100.00%
Potato Farming	82	$28,865	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	81	$29,899	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	76	$31,407	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	46	$28,880	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	37	$30,604	100.00%
Wineries	35	$31,038	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	27	$30,511	100.00%
Landscaping Services	20	$31,651	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	20	$30,987	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	253	$281,686	20.65%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	216	$93,740	19.83%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	214	$43,518	20.04%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	209	$93,872	20.59%
Masonry Contractors	176	$51,862	17.87%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	155	$70,234	16.90%
Other Spectator Sports	138	$31,731	16.03%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	126	$112,122	15.85%
Collection Agencies	125	$109,426	18.04%
Nail Salons	122	$30,559	18.57%

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.