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 %
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 %
Db Usa Core Corporation 589 $110,604 90.62%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 575 $68,281 89.70%
Two Sigma Investments Lp 572 $134,909 91.08%
Nomura America Services Llc 559 $106,255 89.01%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 558 $103,856 90.88%
Mindtree Limited 552 $73,494 91.69%
Sg Americas Securities Llc 535 $101,718 89.02%
Syntel Inc 533 $79,001 89.28%
International Business Machines Corporation 521 $109,494 87.71%
Syntel Consulting Inc 512 $74,694 87.07%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holding Corp 37 $109,413 37.00%
Lyft Inc 37 $99,245 37.37%
Actimize Inc 36 $109,276 36.36%
Adobe Inc 36 $109,168 36.36%
Wafts Solutions Inc 36 $81,519 37.50%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 35 $79,000 36.46%
Coach Inc 35 $104,318 36.46%
Crystal Window Door Systems Ltd 34 $61,217 35.79%
Numerix Llc 34 $99,609 35.79%
Hedgeserv Corporation 34 $95,750 36.56%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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