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 %
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 %
Birlasoft Inc 409 $66,429 88.34%
Aetna Resources Llc 406 $116,052 87.88%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 401 $76,017 89.71%
Gcom Software Inc 401 $85,187 90.11%
Moodys Investors Service Inc 395 $100,320 89.77%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine 394 $54,659 90.16%
Diaspark Inc 390 $66,647 92.42%
State University Of New York At Binghamton 387 $42,080 92.14%
State University Of New York At Stony Brook 384 $45,570 92.75%
Moodys Analytics Inc 372 $101,271 89.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 27 $103,258 33.75%
Razorfish Llc 27 $99,297 33.75%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co 27 $112,808 33.75%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 26 $110,297 32.91%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 26 $137,839 33.33%
Digitalocean Llc 26 $123,645 33.33%
Tapestry Inc 26 $112,626 33.77%
Tri State Gunite 26 $32,885 33.77%
Ebusinessware Inc 25 $77,650 32.47%
Syscom Usa Inc 25 $73,566 32.47%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Claims Adjusting 6 $80,576 100.00%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins 6 $54,333 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 6 $126,665 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 6 $81,189 100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 6 $72,918 100.00%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 5 $79,149 83.33%
Pulp Mills 5 $80,766 83.33%
Other Textile Product Mills 5 $37,319 83.33%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs 5 $94,565 83.33%
Photofinishing Laboratories Except One Hour 5 $69,430 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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