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 %
Family and General Practitioners 392 $141,379 87.89%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 388 $53,131 88.38%
Technical Writers 381 $60,544 86.79%
Life Scientists, All Other 361 $51,129 87.62%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 358 $59,849 87.75%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 357 $38,852 87.71%
Food Scientists and Technologists 354 $62,740 88.06%
Environmental Engineers 352 $70,525 87.56%
Healthcare Social Workers 348 $54,876 86.78%
Curators 348 $60,720 88.10%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Linklaters Llp 148 $160,002 88.62%
Baruch College 148 $67,273 88.62%
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 148 $87,150 88.62%
Tavant Technologies Inc 147 $88,490 88.55%
Doubleverify Inc 147 $114,083 88.55%
Samiti Technology Inc 146 $62,529 88.48%
Albany Medical College 145 $97,940 88.41%
Emc Corporation 145 $90,539 88.96%
Perkins Eastman Architects Dpc 145 $65,835 89.51%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 144 $92,690 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boise Farms 5 $33,151 100.00%
Porpiglia Farms 5 $21,050 100.00%
Knapp Farms 5 $23,217 100.00%
Chuck Hafner Farm Llc 5 $30,430 100.00%
Hermann J Wiemer Vineyard 5 $22,855 100.00%
Tassone Farms Inc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Martini Vineyards Inc 5 $29,544 100.00%
Lavender By The Bay 5 $32,860 100.00%
Twin Forks Nursery 5 $32,860 100.00%
J Van Duser Farms Llc 5 $30,547 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ballon Stoll Bader Nadler Pc 10 $154,232 37.04%
Universal Mccann Worldwide Inc 10 $115,195 37.04%
Hd Consulting Service Llc 10 $72,571 38.46%
Asana Inc 10 $86,122 38.46%
Roku Inc 10 $127,244 38.46%
Stripe Inc 10 $122,969 38.46%
Iq Infotek Inc 9 $87,249 34.62%
Kylin Management Llc 9 $114,301 34.62%
Saatchi Saatchi North America Inc 9 $94,508 34.62%
Yt Resolution Services Llc 9 $80,441 34.62%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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