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 %
Fis Management Services Llc	59	$93,541	89.39%
3edgeusagroup Llc	59	$69,588	89.39%
Spirit Pharmaceuticals Llc	59	$68,590	89.39%
Essex Lake Group Llc	59	$87,840	89.39%
Welch Allyn Inc	59	$84,854	89.39%
Robinhood Markets Inc	59	$114,764	89.39%
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York	59	$125,537	90.77%
Royal Bank Of Canada	58	$120,984	89.23%
Mediaocean Llc	58	$97,896	89.23%
Yash Technologies Inc	58	$67,981	89.23%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
American Asia Express Corp	4	$59,712	36.36%
Uneed Solutions Inc Dba Noviant	4	$62,593	36.36%
Perkan Concrete Corp	4	$96,132	36.36%
Luctom Pizza Corp Dba Lucios Pizza	4	$31,827	36.36%
Advantek International Inc	4	$103,272	36.36%
Pei Partnership Architects Llp	4	$60,055	36.36%
Ismael Leyva Architect Pc	4	$71,157	36.36%
Meltwater News Us1 Inc	4	$99,697	36.36%
Portolano Products Inc	4	$50,929	36.36%
Soho New York Lodging Llc	4	$108,410	36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,560	$102,071	84.69%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,556	$63,760	90.26%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,489	$107,086	86.62%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,419	$61,417	89.64%
Temporary Help Services	1,395	$77,850	92.02%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,341	$96,653	89.64%
Educational Support Services	1,331	$64,318	91.10%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,331	$64,510	92.11%
Other Accounting Services	1,222	$73,262	85.51%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$74,647	87.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$33,516	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$33,018	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	11	$27,042	100.00%
Hay Farming	10	$32,244	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	8	$28,012	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$31,491	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,409	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,421	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	77	$105,273	19.40%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	74	$98,887	19.68%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$78,603	20.79%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	71	$51,240	19.94%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	19.42%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	64	$85,129	18.55%
Hmo Medical Centers	61	$77,106	18.37%
Fine Arts Schools	60	$56,019	18.18%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	57	$99,407	17.81%
Specialized Design Services	56	$67,669	18.36%

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.