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 %
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	208	$53,594	85.95%
Financial Examiners	206	$93,068	88.03%
Data Warehousing Specialists	206	$87,766	89.96%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	203	$48,880	88.65%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	200	$83,118	88.11%
Insurance Underwriters	200	$77,630	89.29%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	199	$73,242	89.24%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	196	$55,293	89.50%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	196	$57,557	90.32%
Computer User Support Specialists	194	$49,558	89.81%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	24	$73,065	54.55%
Curators	24	$57,202	54.55%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	24	$52,885	54.55%
Anesthesiologists	24	$165,369	55.81%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	24	$52,670	55.81%
Biological Technicians	24	$44,071	55.81%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	23	$54,612	54.76%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	23	$53,686	54.76%
Editors	23	$68,810	54.76%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	23	$44,422	54.76%

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 %
New York Blood Center	64	$65,832	88.89%
Vj Associates Inc Of Suffolk	64	$57,104	90.14%
The Raymond Corporation	64	$72,331	90.14%
Cityspade Inc	64	$60,503	90.14%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd	64	$84,429	90.14%
Revalcom Inc	64	$80,521	90.14%
Lancesoft Inc	64	$67,727	90.14%
Universal Mccann Worldwide Inc	64	$82,190	90.14%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc	64	$78,781	90.14%
Markitserv Llc	64	$89,337	90.14%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ethnic Foods Inc	4	$63,887	33.33%
Labelium Corp	4	$64,470	33.33%
Caivis Investment Company V Llc	4	$153,842	33.33%
Mashwork Inc	4	$76,659	33.33%
Ny Prepaid Wireless Llc	4	$56,982	33.33%
Geoland Land Surveying Pc	4	$50,539	33.33%
Hps Investment Partners Llc	4	$157,815	33.33%
Aecom	4	$144,461	33.33%
Gain Theory Llc	4	$96,637	33.33%
Natures Value Inc	4	$79,461	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Petroleum Refineries	2	$131,020	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	2	$56,618	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	2	$57,086	100.00%
Poultry And Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers	2	$49,202	100.00%
Construction Transportation Mining And Forestry Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$45,323	100.00%
Airport Operations	2	$69,160	100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills	2	$117,603	100.00%
Asphalt Shingle And Coating Materials Manufacturing	2	$87,662	100.00%
Hazardous Waste Collection	2	$38,324	100.00%
Fabric Mills	2	$58,989	100.00%

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.