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 %
Producers and Directors 253 $60,259 87.24%
Credit Counselors 250 $40,662 87.41%
Natural Sciences Managers 247 $112,496 86.36%
Dentists, General 245 $112,635 85.96%
Hospitalists 244 $149,632 85.92%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 243 $46,377 86.17%
Survey Researchers 242 $52,368 87.68%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 241 $116,981 87.64%
Human Resources Managers 240 $127,377 87.59%
Industrial Production Managers 239 $99,277 88.19%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purchasing Managers 31 $112,500 60.78%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 30 $46,827 58.82%
Food Service Managers 29 $77,234 56.86%
Insurance Underwriters 29 $85,407 58.00%
File Clerks 29 $30,416 58.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 29 $128,639 58.00%
Technical Writers 28 $68,123 57.14%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 28 $413,388 57.14%
Biological Scientists, All Other 28 $60,870 58.33%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 28 $57,443 58.33%
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 %
Cambodia 1 $44,741 33.33%
Niger 1 $149,926 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $73,164 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Qatar 1 $24,502 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $69,514 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $100,443 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $63,398 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $86,653 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New York City Department Of Education 850 $52,210 91.10%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 848 $92,576 91.77%
Northwell Health 825 $100,035 93.01%
Deutsche Bank New York Branch 804 $101,097 90.85%
Igate Technologies Inc 796 $69,320 91.39%
American Express Company 786 $105,134 93.91%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 757 $109,415 91.10%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 753 $86,305 91.72%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 739 $79,516 90.45%
Ubs Securities Llc 738 $108,497 93.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alliedmedix Resources Inc 52 $3,273,464 36.62%
Oath Holdings Inc 51 $87,977 36.17%
Citadel Securities Americas Llc 51 $85,988 36.43%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 50 $122,770 35.97%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 50 $102,921 36.23%
Deloitte Transactions Business Analytics Llp 49 $93,252 35.77%
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc 49 $84,533 36.84%
It Ebusiness Consulting Services Inc 48 $98,505 36.64%
Finsoft Consultants Inc 48 $98,395 37.21%
Oasis Professional Management Group Ltd 47 $47,272 36.72%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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 $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.

State Avg Wage