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 %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baha Industries Corp 442 $116,887 88.40%
Jean Martin Inc 439 $73,720 88.87%
Nomura Securities International Inc 433 $119,141 88.73%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 428 $96,326 87.70%
Moodys Analytics Inc 427 $103,835 88.04%
Capital One Services Llc 425 $102,071 91.20%
State University Of New York At Stony Brook 420 $46,554 92.31%
New York University Hospitals Center 416 $53,885 91.83%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 414 $77,350 92.62%
Diaspark Inc 409 $67,884 92.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Critz Farms 14 $24,217 100.00%
Troys Landscape Supply Co Inc 14 $27,374 100.00%
Ochs Orchard 14 $25,856 100.00%
Orchard Dale Fruit Company Llc 14 $24,615 100.00%
N O Horticultural Products Ltd 14 $22,482 100.00%
Lucule Llc 14 $30,298 100.00%
Williams Farms Llc 14 $31,496 100.00%
Mm Produce Farms Sales Llc 14 $31,742 100.00%
Emmi Sons Inc 14 $26,049 100.00%
Leverenz Farms Inc 14 $30,347 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Societe Generale 29 $131,858 34.12%
Goldmansachs Co 29 $103,439 34.12%
Infusion Dev Llc 29 $108,372 34.52%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 29 $102,814 35.37%
Infor Us Inc 29 $111,656 35.37%
Capital One National Association 28 $84,082 34.57%
Populus Group Llc 28 $49,921,495 35.00%
Dailymotion 28 $101,725 35.00%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 27 $139,069 34.18%
Razorfish Llc 27 $99,297 34.18%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marine Cargo Handling 113 $50,648 86.92%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 112 $90,838 86.82%
Sports Teams And Clubs 111 $84,111 86.72%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 110 $93,570 87.30%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 108 $88,734 87.80%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 107 $117,873 87.70%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 104 $63,434 85.95%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 103 $72,379 87.29%
Sign Manufacturing 102 $63,442 87.18%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 101 $94,251 87.07%
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 $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