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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $60,164 52.63%
Mathematicians 20 $86,100 52.63%
Food Preparation Workers 20 $24,782 54.05%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 20 $66,020 54.05%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19 $63,612 51.35%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 19 $49,169 51.35%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 19 $24,870 51.35%
Landscape Architects 19 $61,805 52.78%
Rehabilitation Counselors 19 $30,156 52.78%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $52,596 52.78%
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 %
Lithuania 12 $85,688 52.17%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Norway 11 $124,089 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 11 $114,441 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 9 $86,505 42.86%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 44.44%
Senegal 7 $83,362 43.75%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Misys International Banking Systems Inc 51 $83,068 89.47%
Unicareer Llc 51 $61,804 91.07%
Sunsoft Services Inc 51 $63,609 91.07%
Veria Lifestyle Inc 51 $48,875 91.07%
Arvato Systems North America Inc 51 $85,964 91.07%
Amzur Technologies Inc 51 $71,930 91.07%
The Unity Hospital Of Rochester 51 $120,363 91.07%
Flex Consulting Group Inc 51 $69,260 91.07%
Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services Pc 51 $199,568 91.07%
Logistic Solutions Inc 51 $81,204 91.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mcc Nonferrous Trading Llc 4 $64,979 44.44%
Vroom 4 $101,203 44.44%
Optum Services Inc 4 $104,166 44.44%
Stash Financial Inc 4 $132,626 44.44%
David Energy 4 $114,322 44.44%
Traditional Landscaping 4 $26,499 44.44%
Yerezhepova Law Pc 4 $64,854 44.44%
Stripe Inc 4 $130,561 44.44%
Institutional Capital Network Inc 3 $95,784 33.33%
Divine Express Caterings Inc 3 $35,679 33.33%

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