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 %
Pakistan 215 $91,290 42.07%
Spain 194 $145,018 47.78%
Ukraine 167 $94,054 47.31%
Nepal 161 $70,828 48.94%
Colombia 160 $89,807 49.38%
Singapore 139 $106,328 50.55%
Argentina 131 $107,094 48.52%
Greece 114 $87,956 42.54%
Bangladesh 102 $78,417 44.74%
Vietnam 93 $81,719 41.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Key Management Group Inc 70 $63,892 89.74%
Active Health Management 69 $104,560 88.46%
Turbonomic Inc 69 $108,986 89.61%
Horizon Technologies Inc 69 $56,770 89.61%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 69 $53,930 89.61%
Touro College 69 $69,900 89.61%
Img Models Inc 69 $50,850 89.61%
American Software Resources Inc 69 $66,993 89.61%
First Republic Bank 69 $116,773 89.61%
Nyc Hhc Jacobi Medical Center 69 $61,813 89.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curia Global 5 $102,432 38.46%
Bbdo 5 $156,216 38.46%
Baker Landscape Irrigation Inc 5 $26,021 38.46%
Capsule 5 $153,533 38.46%
Le Bilboquet Ny Llc 5 $70,866 38.46%
Sp Opco Llc 5 $120,041 38.46%
Fox Cable Network Services Llc 5 $128,324 38.46%
Xl Global Services 5 $114,887 38.46%
Axonic Capital Llc 5 $97,644 38.46%
Wona Trading Inc 5 $39,416 38.46%

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