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 %
Software Developers, Systems Software	7,730	$100,316	91.19%
Lawyers	6,845	$126,285	86.09%
Physical Therapists	5,085	$68,660	88.51%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,911	$60,581	88.61%
Statisticians	4,373	$88,766	89.41%
Civil Engineers	4,338	$73,861	89.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,068	$147,262	88.96%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	3,944	$63,203	88.91%
Graphic Designers	3,678	$52,355	85.73%
Database Administrators	3,320	$76,599	89.42%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	7	$30,270	6.48%
Construction Laborers	3	$41,011	2.86%
Logging Workers, All Other	2	$27,175	2.30%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	1	$43,181	1.23%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$47,112	1.23%
Farm Labor Contractors	1	$27,560	1.49%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1	$32,573	1.49%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers	493	$154,664	149.39%
Marketing Managers	455	$153,898	151.16%
Civil Engineers	435	$82,589	150.00%
Financial Managers	400	$165,487	144.93%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	334	$73,068	124.16%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	318	$94,036	123.74%
Internists, General	259	$105,726	101.57%
Financial Specialists, All Other	257	$93,014	105.76%
Sales Engineers	238	$112,461	101.28%
Graphic Designers	237	$50,332	101.72%

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 %
Iflowsoft Solutions Inc	33	$76,620	89.19%
Tempus Labs Inc	33	$87,534	89.19%
Datamatics Global Services Inc	33	$88,251	89.19%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center	33	$84,263	89.19%
Software Pundits Inc	33	$70,974	89.19%
Diverse Lynx Llc	33	$70,085	89.19%
Forest Laboratories Inc	33	$78,963	89.19%
Infomatics Corp	33	$73,104	89.19%
Si Engineering Pc	33	$75,514	89.19%
Brillio Llc	33	$63,651	89.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Project Risk Analytics Llc	2	$97,323	33.33%
Mediaocean Llc	2	$121,202	33.33%
Mapos Llc	2	$99,133	33.33%
Animoto Llc	2	$129,168	33.33%
The Electrum Group	2	$81,786	33.33%
Star America Inc	2	$59,821	33.33%
Nyc Small Business Solutions Inc	2	$139,194	33.33%
Prospect 33 Llc	2	$88,769	33.33%
Daybreak Independent Services Inc	2	$70,783	33.33%
Thedebtcenter Llc	2	$95,493	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	1,136	$105,662	87.18%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,082	$77,509	87.19%
Interior Design Services	1,040	$52,828	86.09%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	1,014	$53,574	85.50%
Graphic Design Services	993	$55,545	84.65%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	941	$65,564	81.05%
Credit Bureaus	910	$102,777	82.58%
Other Management Consulting Services	887	$82,261	85.37%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	876	$73,249	86.22%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	864	$85,679	85.04%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	6	$21,943	100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing	6	$32,167	100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry	6	$34,091	100.00%
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Land	5	$31,400	100.00%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	5	$33,904	100.00%
All Other Grain Farming	4	$31,819	100.00%
Sheep Farming	4	$31,060	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	4	$31,320	100.00%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation	4	$33,914	100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production	4	$31,278	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	53	$98,648	17.61%
Food Service Contractors	53	$76,652	17.73%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	52	$31,440	17.63%
Grantmaking Foundations	52	$82,274	20.55%
Employment Placement Agencies	51	$62,365	20.82%
Nonresidential Building Construction	51	$63,364	22.37%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	51	$69,038	23.61%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution	49	$83,753	22.90%
Veterinary Services	47	$68,744	22.27%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	46	$71,910	22.01%

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.