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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Paraguay 4 $61,824 40.00%
Libya 4 $97,697 50.00%
Bahamas 4 $89,128 50.00%
Bhutan 4 $61,774 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 42.86%
Gambia 3 $68,151 42.86%
Botswana 3 $103,889 42.86%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 42.86%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 42.86%
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Liveperson Inc 188 $124,017 87.85%
Colgate University 187 $53,568 87.79%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 187 $108,658 87.79%
Morgan Stanley And Co Llc 186 $104,255 88.15%
Cox Automotive Corporate Services Llc 186 $111,137 88.57%
Appnexus Inc 185 $91,489 88.10%
Primesoft Inc 185 $70,904 88.52%
J Crew Group Inc 185 $94,207 88.52%
The Bank Of Nova Scotia 185 $116,129 88.52%
Nbcuniversal Media Llc 184 $103,115 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Defisher Fruit Farms 7 $20,039 100.00%
Wayside Nursery Inc 7 $21,480 100.00%
Gmb Farms Llc 7 $30,787 100.00%
Schofield Farms Llc 7 $31,863 100.00%
Bovee Farms Llc 7 $36,266 100.00%
Shl Farm Llc 7 $35,366 100.00%
Indian Ladder Farm 7 $21,965 100.00%
Monte Bello Farm 7 $34,005 100.00%
Richard W Tack Fruit Farm 7 $31,170 100.00%
Pantaleons Farm Inc 7 $30,912 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Safavieh Group Llc 12 $47,443 33.33%
Yipit Inc 12 $81,359 34.29%
Take 31 Inc 12 $38,953 34.29%
Customertimes Corp 12 $85,823 34.29%
The Trade Desk Inc 12 $120,318 34.29%
Prime Leaders Health Services Inc 12 $42,936 34.29%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 12 $114,372 34.29%
Alstom Transportation Inc 12 $87,873 34.29%
Iptiq Americas Inc 12 $97,192 34.29%
Wilklow Orchards Llc 12 $26,998 34.29%

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