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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physician Assistants 158 $92,096 86.81%
Veterinarians 157 $78,742 86.74%
Reporters and Correspondents 156 $48,473 86.67%
Surgeons 146 $177,531 83.91%
Sustainability Specialists 145 $78,273 88.41%
Soil and Plant Scientists 141 $49,105 86.50%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 140 $58,270 89.17%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 138 $70,504 87.90%
Energy Engineers 137 $86,040 87.26%
Epidemiologists 137 $75,786 88.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veterinarians 20 $83,517 52.63%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 20 $48,244 52.63%
Healthcare Social Workers 19 $49,840 51.35%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $52,596 51.35%
Recreational Therapists 19 $42,255 51.35%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 19 $24,870 52.78%
Customer Service Representatives 19 $42,359 52.78%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19 $63,612 52.78%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 19 $49,169 52.78%
Loan Officers 19 $105,717 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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bhutan 4 $61,774 40.00%
Bahrain 4 $82,373 50.00%
Nicaragua 4 $105,191 50.00%
Paraguay 4 $61,824 50.00%
Latvia 3 $56,229 42.86%
Namibia 3 $61,011 42.86%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 42.86%
Benin 3 $72,751 42.86%
Suriname 3 $44,311 42.86%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Globallogic Inc 62 $95,775 89.86%
Stash Financial Inc 62 $126,450 89.86%
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York 62 $129,081 89.86%
Blackrock Corporation Us Inc 61 $105,403 88.41%
Teladoc Health Inc 61 $127,273 88.41%
Equinox Holdings Inc 61 $110,803 88.41%
Yashco Systems Inc 61 $91,241 89.71%
Unity Hospital 61 $59,500 89.71%
Hntb Corporation 61 $83,818 89.71%
Cerberus Capital Management Lp 61 $103,666 89.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Erway S Landscaping 1 $18,179 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Inc Ny Diversified Farmworker 4 1 $37,024 100.00%
Michael C Candellass Farm 1 $22,693 100.00%
Salinger Orchards Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Autumn Way Farm 1 $21,320 100.00%
Peters Lakeaire Orchards 1 $26,686 100.00%
Two Of Clubs Orchard Llc Filing Jointly With Singer Farms Llc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Yurchuk Farms Inc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Torrey Farms Inc Harvest Cabbage 1 $37,024 100.00%
Fantasy Fruit Farm 1 $23,338 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ub Family Medicine Inc 4 $102,149 36.36%
Scripps Networks Llc 4 $141,357 36.36%
Hewitt Associates Llc 4 $85,254 36.36%
Blue Slate Solutions 4 $78,026 36.36%
Liiamra Business Strategies Inc 4 $80,605 36.36%
C M First Services Inc 4 $78,453 36.36%
E888 International Inc 4 $65,712 36.36%
Sd Tools Inc 4 $59,935 36.36%
Lonvie Inc 4 $50,232 36.36%
Shinhan Bank New York Branch 4 $113,854 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage