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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	236	$61,083	88.06%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	235	$40,325	88.01%
Mental Health Counselors	233	$44,176	87.92%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	231	$61,616	87.17%
Personal Financial Advisors	229	$104,980	88.76%
Writers and Authors	228	$56,161	88.72%
Lodging Managers	223	$65,380	86.77%
Computer Hardware Engineers	211	$96,124	85.08%
Coaches and Scouts	211	$37,043	85.43%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	211	$61,911	86.48%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	27	$117,161	56.25%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	27	$31,320	56.25%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	27	$41,908	57.45%
Biomedical Engineers	27	$89,735	57.45%
Producers and Directors	26	$75,695	56.52%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	25	$52,737	54.35%
Environmental Engineers	25	$77,631	54.35%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	25	$75,884	55.56%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors	25	$46,540	55.56%
Food Scientists and Technologists	25	$66,617	55.56%

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 %
Yemen	2	$75,015	40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$112,705	50.00%
Gambia	2	$59,628	50.00%
Ivory Coast	2	$100,381	50.00%
Rwanda	2	$116,127	50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	2	$100,995	50.00%
Guinea-bissau	2	$67,330	66.67%
Palestine	2	$73,081	66.67%
Afghanistan	2	$60,086	66.67%
Niger	1	$149,926	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bain Company Inc	184	$105,353	89.76%
Indotronix International Corporation	184	$69,078	89.76%
Oath Holdings Inc	182	$109,469	89.22%
Astir It Solutions Inc	182	$72,464	89.22%
Corning Research Development Corporation	182	$93,380	89.22%
Primesoft Inc	181	$70,210	88.73%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	181	$48,463	89.16%
Richmond Children Center Inc	181	$32,790	89.16%
Natsoft Corporation	180	$81,144	88.67%
Moodys Shared Services Inc	179	$108,086	88.18%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc	12	$113,992	32.43%
Customertimes Corp	12	$85,823	33.33%
Compass Inc	12	$130,369	33.33%
Labella Associates Dpc	12	$89,395	33.33%
Iptiq Americas Inc	12	$97,192	33.33%
Bytedance Inc	12	$108,862	33.33%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine	12	$72,030	33.33%
Wilklow Orchards Llc	12	$26,998	33.33%
The Ogilvy Group Inc	12	$95,482	33.33%
Sungard Consulting Services Llc	12	$96,687	34.29%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,399	$115,551	13.99%
Advertising Agencies	795	$105,078	20.63%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	693	$99,324	19.62%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	602	$775,052	21.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	582	$89,426	24.26%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	561	$107,136	27.39%
Marketing Consulting Services	466	$93,218	27.99%
Full Service Restaurants	376	$50,108	24.82%
Other Accounting Services	320	$93,858	22.32%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	305	$114,656	21.68%

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.