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 %
Curators	320	$58,623	89.89%
Auditors	319	$71,707	89.86%
Healthcare Social Workers	312	$53,600	88.89%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	309	$47,259	90.35%
Landscape Architects	305	$58,331	89.18%
Architectural Drafters	305	$54,313	89.71%
Chief Executives	277	$197,930	81.95%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	266	$64,688	86.36%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	263	$42,840	86.51%
Database Architects	256	$86,501	86.20%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Training and Development Specialists	34	$65,643	59.65%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	34	$5,733,152	59.65%
Music Directors and Composers	33	$51,085	60.00%
Interpreters and Translators	33	$43,880	60.00%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	33	$60,652	61.11%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	33	$52,459	61.11%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	32	$48,958	60.38%
Personal Financial Advisors	32	$142,390	61.54%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	31	$53,423	60.78%
Manicurists and Pedicurists	31	$20,297	60.78%

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 %
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 %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	1,136	$105,662	87.18%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,082	$77,509	87.19%
Interior Design Services	1,040	$52,828	86.09%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	1,014	$53,574	85.50%
Graphic Design Services	993	$55,545	84.65%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	941	$65,564	81.05%
Credit Bureaus	910	$102,777	82.58%
Other Management Consulting Services	887	$82,261	85.37%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	876	$73,249	86.22%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	864	$85,679	85.04%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	6	$21,943	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	6	$32,167	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	6	$34,091	100.00%
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Land	5	$31,400	100.00%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	5	$33,904	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	4	$31,819	100.00%
Sheep Farming	4	$31,060	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	4	$31,320	100.00%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation	4	$33,914	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	4	$31,278	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	53	$98,648	17.61%
Food Service Contractors	53	$76,652	17.73%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	52	$31,440	17.63%
Grantmaking Foundations	52	$82,274	20.55%
Employment Placement Agencies	51	$62,365	20.82%
Nonresidential Building Construction	51	$63,364	22.37%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	51	$69,038	23.61%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	49	$83,753	22.90%
Veterinary Services	47	$68,744	22.27%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	46	$71,910	22.01%

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.