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 %
Clarkson University	196	$57,834	88.29%
Latham Watkins Llp	195	$116,955	87.84%
Cornerstone Research Inc	195	$106,495	89.04%
New York Society For Relief Of Ruptured Crippled	195	$73,665	89.45%
Cibc World Markets Corp	195	$120,850	90.28%
Ust Global Inc	195	$66,007	90.70%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc	193	$104,742	90.19%
Thornton Tomasetti Inc	193	$72,563	90.19%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc	192	$78,292	90.57%
Roswell Park Cancer Institute	191	$130,128	90.52%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Saks Company Llc	13	$110,127	32.50%
New York Genome Center Inc	13	$74,550	32.50%
Gilsanz Murray Steficek Llp Engineers And Architec	13	$70,381	33.33%
Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua	13	$164,410	33.33%
Pjt Partners Holdings Lp	13	$184,027	33.33%
Lam Research Corporation	13	$93,817	33.33%
Kc Engineering And Land Surveying Pc	13	$73,701	33.33%
Commerzbank Ag	13	$96,934	33.33%
Imobile Llc	13	$78,704	34.21%
Liquidnet Holdings Inc	13	$91,082	34.21%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wiring Device Manufacturing	14	$73,544	87.50%
Framing Contractors	14	$72,752	87.50%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services Except Coin Operated	14	$49,063	87.50%
Used Car Dealers	14	$68,735	87.50%
Grantmaking And Giving Services	14	$91,133	87.50%
Synthetic Dye And Pigment Manufacturing	14	$74,988	87.50%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation	13	$99,994	81.25%
Commercial Bakeries	13	$44,766	81.25%
Specialty Food Retailers	13	$54,509	81.25%
Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing	13	$89,347	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 $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.