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 %
Vsquare Infotech Inc 204 $68,016 89.47%
Kirkland Ellis Llp 203 $144,139 89.04%
3i Infotech Inc 202 $70,430 88.99%
Barclays Bank Plc 200 $106,502 88.11%
Vitech Systems Group Inc 199 $88,114 87.67%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 199 $140,701 88.05%
Beth Israel Medical Center 198 $67,737 88.00%
State University Of New York Upstate Medical University 197 $51,663 87.56%
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America 197 $102,971 87.95%
Ebay Inc 196 $123,864 87.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluecrest Capital Management New York Lp 14 $129,970 34.15%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 14 $128,232 34.15%
Citigroup Management Corp 14 $125,121 34.15%
Jfm Concrete Inc 13 $60,590 31.71%
The Korea Daily New York Corp 13 $64,099 31.71%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 13 $25,005 31.71%
Uipath Inc 13 $118,794 31.71%
Blink Health Group Llc 13 $127,958 32.50%
Cookfox Architects Dpc 13 $54,198 32.50%
Montefiore Information Technology Llc 13 $119,243 32.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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