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 %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Renowned Corp 281 $62,701 90.65%
Doordash Inc 279 $137,860 90.58%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co Llc 279 $98,006 90.58%
General Electric Company 275 $102,515 89.87%
Bnp Paribas 274 $106,200 90.13%
Slalom Llc 273 $109,026 89.80%
Argus Information And Advisory Services Llc 273 $78,603 90.70%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp 272 $67,320 90.37%
Netrovert Software Inc 272 $86,781 91.89%
Kforce Inc 268 $90,133 90.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Duncan Family Farms Llc 10 $33,875 100.00%
Burgers Farm 10 $28,985 100.00%
The Forest Farmers Llc 10 $34,734 100.00%
Deer Run Farms Llc 10 $29,214 100.00%
Tassone Farms 10 $23,564 100.00%
River View Farms Llc 10 $33,005 100.00%
Pearl Creek Management Inc 10 $31,171 100.00%
Mw Farms Inc 10 $34,054 100.00%
Thomas S Roe 10 $30,168 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farms Llc 10 $33,005 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Full Gospel New York Church 18 $50,289 31.58%
State University Of New York At Cortland 18 $40,064 31.58%
Ivy Enterprises Inc 18 $60,410 31.58%
Henningson Durham Richardson Pc 18 $85,659 31.58%
Clifford Chance Us Llp 18 $153,446 32.14%
Jump Operations 18 $106,381 32.14%
Envogue International Llc 18 $78,321 32.73%
Gilsanz Murray Steficek Llp Engineers And Architec 18 $73,816 32.73%
Commerzbank Ag Ny Branch 18 $115,037 32.73%
Pivotal Software Inc 18 $115,309 32.73%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 375 $57,908 91.46%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 356 $59,526 88.12%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 352 $97,134 87.34%
Full Service Restaurants 348 $65,246 87.88%
Translation And Interpretation Services 346 $53,214 88.04%
Environmental Consulting Services 341 $70,611 86.77%
Payroll Services 339 $101,182 88.51%
Offices Of Dentists 339 $113,031 88.74%
Grantmaking Foundations 331 $78,609 92.72%
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 315 $80,974 89.49%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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