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 %
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 153 $68,485 87.93%
Surgeons 148 $177,867 85.55%
Physician Assistants 146 $90,199 85.38%
Veterinarians 142 $77,987 84.52%
Validation Engineers 137 $80,172 85.09%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 134 $37,934 85.35%
Soil and Plant Scientists 132 $48,734 87.42%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 127 $69,403 86.39%
Film and Video Editors 126 $49,477 87.50%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 123 $56,308 85.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 19 $24,870 52.78%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19 $63,612 52.78%
Landscape Architects 19 $61,805 52.78%
Rehabilitation Counselors 19 $30,156 54.29%
Construction Laborers 19 $46,927 54.29%
Healthcare Social Workers 19 $49,840 54.29%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $45,749 51.43%
Loan Officers 18 $105,375 51.43%
Exercise Physiologists 18 $49,235 51.43%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 18 $80,082 52.94%
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 %
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 102 $89,609 87.93%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 101 $103,009 87.07%
Ness Usa Inc 101 $84,958 87.07%
Arrow Electronics Inc 101 $100,552 87.83%
Alstom Transportation Inc 101 $76,192 87.83%
The Brooklyn Hospital Center 101 $76,878 87.83%
Kk Mehta Cpa Associates Pllc 101 $63,498 87.83%
Lead It Corporation 101 $65,501 88.60%
Morgan Stanley Bank Na 101 $95,416 88.60%
Pfizer Inc 100 $89,442 87.72%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Newedge Usa Llc 7 $139,574 36.84%
Tender Touch Rehab Services Llc 7 $72,069 36.84%
Uva Wine Bar 7 $41,817 36.84%
Interactive Data Managed Solutions Llc 7 $93,169 36.84%
Afs Intercultural Programs 7 $93,315 36.84%
Rabobank Nederland 7 $139,265 36.84%
General Electric Company 7 $94,052 36.84%
Advanced Care Staffing 7 $77,225 36.84%
Tlh Construction Corp 7 $59,773 36.84%
Zoni Language Center Inc 7 $44,453 38.89%

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