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 %
Wipro Limited	3,198	$68,930	90.08%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	3,077	$98,891	86.80%
Goldman Sachs Co	2,935	$95,193	86.53%
Ibm Corporation	2,781	$92,106	87.65%
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	2,661	$69,286	84.45%
Deloitte Touche Llp	2,614	$73,151	84.30%
Columbia University	2,541	$62,478	84.14%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp	2,488	$85,233	89.88%
Citibank Na	2,474	$107,575	89.83%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc	2,387	$101,579	88.97%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kpmg Llp	314	$105,281	43.07%
Blackrock Financial Management	312	$105,387	44.13%
Merrill Lynch	264	$130,923	42.17%
Amazon Web Services Inc	257	$108,410	43.86%
Rcm Technologies Inc	213	$21,880,394	36.47%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	184	$121,576	35.05%
Interfysio Llc	151	$54,444	28.93%
Bofa Securities Inc	147	$121,768	37.69%
Mpg Operations Llc	144	$114,695	36.92%
Spotify Usa Inc	142	$114,315	37.08%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	7,115	$73,059	88.40%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	6,883	$105,703	90.45%
Other Computer Related Services	6,812	$79,075	89.95%
Management Consulting Services	6,793	$85,042	90.13%
Architectural Services	6,599	$56,858	92.90%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	5,873	$77,392	94.22%
Advertising Agencies	4,567	$78,655	84.22%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	4,141	$109,560	92.70%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	3,812	$65,659	87.53%
Credit Card Issuing	3,294	$105,414	87.14%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	100	$31,866	100.00%
Potato Farming	82	$28,865	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	81	$29,899	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	76	$31,407	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	46	$28,880	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	37	$30,604	100.00%
Wineries	35	$31,038	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	27	$30,511	100.00%
Landscaping Services	20	$31,651	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	20	$30,987	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	253	$281,686	20.65%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	216	$93,740	19.83%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	214	$43,518	20.04%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	209	$93,872	20.59%
Masonry Contractors	176	$51,862	17.87%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	155	$70,234	16.90%
Other Spectator Sports	138	$31,731	16.03%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	126	$112,122	15.85%
Collection Agencies	125	$109,426	18.04%
Nail Salons	122	$30,559	18.57%

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.