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 %
St Barnabas Hospital	1,064	$60,562	81.60%
Deloitte Tax Llp	1,051	$75,274	89.45%
Barclays Capital Inc	988	$110,745	86.29%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	963	$99,049	88.76%
Mount Sinai Medical Center	960	$57,903	89.80%
Meta Platforms Inc	952	$141,209	89.31%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc	932	$110,461	87.68%
New York University School Of Medicine	923	$53,582	94.57%
Mphasis Corporation	918	$76,498	94.64%
University Of Rochester	905	$62,100	94.17%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp	60	$132,677	36.59%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc	58	$95,231	36.71%
Tt Technologies Inc	57	$92,014	36.54%
New York Life Insurance Company	57	$121,406	37.25%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa	57	$105,335	37.75%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc	54	$123,220	35.76%
Kaplan Inc	53	$102,154	36.05%
Webmd Llc	53	$109,401	36.55%
Jane Street Group Llc	52	$94,019	35.86%
Histogenetics Llc	52	$63,824	36.11%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,560	$102,071	84.69%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,556	$63,760	90.26%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,489	$107,086	86.62%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,419	$61,417	89.64%
Temporary Help Services	1,395	$77,850	92.02%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,341	$96,653	89.64%
Educational Support Services	1,331	$64,318	91.10%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,331	$64,510	92.11%
Other Accounting Services	1,222	$73,262	85.51%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$74,647	87.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$33,516	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$33,018	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	11	$27,042	100.00%
Hay Farming	10	$32,244	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	8	$28,012	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$31,491	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,409	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,421	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	77	$105,273	19.40%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	74	$98,887	19.68%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$78,603	20.79%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	71	$51,240	19.94%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	19.42%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	64	$85,129	18.55%
Hmo Medical Centers	61	$77,106	18.37%
Fine Arts Schools	60	$56,019	18.18%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	57	$99,407	17.81%
Specialized Design Services	56	$67,669	18.36%

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.