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 %
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 193 $147,524 89.77%
Biostatisticians 188 $85,189 88.26%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 186 $104,364 88.15%
Registered Nurses 185 $71,253 88.10%
Nurse Practitioners 181 $96,545 86.19%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 180 $62,056 86.12%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 177 $62,776 85.10%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 177 $60,358 85.51%
Purchasing Managers 177 $103,116 88.06%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 173 $66,318 86.93%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Benin 3 $72,751 50.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 50.00%
Namibia 3 $61,011 50.00%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 60.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 60.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 40.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albany Molecular Research Inc 106 $80,121 88.33%
Guggenheim Securities Llc 106 $120,062 88.33%
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art 106 $69,036 88.33%
Sublime Wireless Inc 106 $70,740 88.33%
Microexcel Inc 106 $65,255 88.33%
Bgc Partners Inc 106 $115,932 89.08%
Scholastic Inc 105 $109,930 88.24%
Ariston Tek Inc 105 $60,138 88.98%
Actimize Inc 105 $94,317 88.98%
Cummins Inc 104 $68,387 88.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gyarmati Racing Inc 7 $22,214 36.84%
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holdings Corp 7 $109,832 36.84%
Publicis Health Llc 7 $125,123 36.84%
Future Stars Southampton Llc 7 $27,636 36.84%
Mvp Consulting Plus 7 $75,233 36.84%
Bpa International Inc 7 $51,210 36.84%
Keb Hana Bank New York Agency 7 $43,154 36.84%
Mapleview Dairy Llc 7 $40,444 36.84%
Wesbuilt Construction Managers Llc 7 $71,615 36.84%
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld Llp 7 $120,370 36.84%

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%

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