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 %
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 291 $44,726 85.84%
Survey Researchers 278 $53,467 83.48%
Producers and Directors 274 $61,816 85.63%
Dentists, General 273 $114,739 87.22%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 269 $64,740 86.22%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 262 $47,207 87.63%
Human Resources Managers 262 $129,645 90.97%
Credit Counselors 261 $41,110 90.63%
Industrial Production Managers 257 $100,576 89.55%
Database Architects 253 $86,311 88.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 33 $42,748 62.26%
Music Directors and Composers 33 $51,085 63.46%
Interpreters and Translators 33 $43,880 63.46%
Treasurers and Controllers 32 $132,410 61.54%
Purchasing Managers 32 $113,536 61.54%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 32 $20,522 61.54%
Technical Writers 30 $69,175 57.69%
File Clerks 29 $30,416 56.86%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 29 $402,463 56.86%
Environmental Engineers 29 $80,518 56.86%
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 %
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
St Vincent 5 $67,068 38.46%
Mongolia 5 $72,675 38.46%
Kuwait 5 $171,833 41.67%
Dominica 5 $70,435 41.67%
Kosovo 5 $73,790 41.67%
Iceland 5 $110,061 45.45%
Turkmenistan 5 $41,492 45.45%
Bahrain 4 $82,373 40.00%
Nicaragua 4 $105,191 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infoed International Inc 15 $64,404 93.75%
Techaspect Solutions Inc 15 $76,512 93.75%
Ez2 Technologies Inc 15 $64,352 93.75%
Mediciti Drugs Inc 15 $92,226 93.75%
Best Aid Community Pharmacy Llc 15 $99,816 93.75%
Edge It Corp 15 $69,900 93.75%
Armstrong Technologies Inc 15 $70,091 93.75%
Fresh Pond Physical Therapy Pc 14 $57,280 87.50%
Gene Kaufman Architect Pc 14 $52,799 87.50%
1100 Architect Pc 14 $57,476 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oval Tennis Inc 1 $49,837 33.33%
V S Construction Corp 1 $57,741 33.33%
Myounga Restaurant 1 $24,086 33.33%
Travelhook Inc 1 $70,990 33.33%
Mcleod Brothers Inc 1 $45,469 33.33%
Richard Sperber Landscaping Inc 1 $43,742 33.33%
Gregory F Holcombe 1 $17,347 33.33%
Gasparros Bakery 1 $29,536 33.33%
Solomon Schechter School Of Queens 1 $42,510 33.33%
Gms Restuarant Corp Dba Heights Cafe 1 $24,086 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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