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 %
Lawyers 7,759 $130,421 87.75%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,678 $100,241 90.57%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,676 $61,823 84.79%
Physical Therapists 5,522 $69,715 91.97%
Statisticians 4,768 $91,601 89.01%
Civil Engineers 4,757 $75,212 89.55%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,697 $153,230 91.85%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 4,388 $64,521 86.46%
Graphic Designers 3,962 $53,903 86.21%
Database Administrators 3,318 $76,585 86.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 505 $155,332 144.70%
Marketing Managers 473 $154,316 145.54%
Civil Engineers 459 $83,196 158.28%
Financial Managers 424 $165,937 146.71%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 356 $73,680 125.80%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $94,036 119.55%
Financial Specialists, All Other 261 $92,619 101.56%
Internists, General 259 $105,726 101.57%
Sales Engineers 247 $113,989 100.41%
Graphic Designers 244 $50,648 100.41%
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 %
Barclays Services Corp 1,907 $102,334 88.25%
Grandison Management Inc 1,886 $64,456 87.64%
Cornell University 1,871 $63,692 90.00%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,828 $67,728 91.04%
Brookhaven National Laboratory 1,823 $75,910 91.01%
Credit Suisse Securities Usa Llc 1,793 $94,663 93.19%
Meta Platforms Inc 1,748 $146,901 91.61%
Facebook Inc 1,656 $124,659 88.84%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc 1,642 $102,032 89.38%
Montefiore Medical Center 1,633 $82,500 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goold Orchards 26 $23,219 100.00%
Burnap Fruit Farm Llc 26 $27,223 100.00%
Clearview Orchards 26 $27,674 100.00%
Specialty Crop Farm Labor Contractors Llc 26 $32,909 100.00%
Mammoser Farms Inc 25 $28,013 100.00%
Double D Produce 25 $29,192 100.00%
Css Farms Llc 24 $34,119 100.00%
Orchard Dale Fruit Co Llc 24 $32,087 100.00%
John B Martin Sons Farms Inc 23 $30,477 100.00%
Thomas A Robert E Conrow 23 $30,341 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America 87 $110,640 29.39%
Sportime Clubs Llc 87 $30,901 29.90%
Rochester Institute Of Technology 85 $57,959 30.58%
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai 84 $102,936 30.88%
Mount Sinai Medical Center 80 $87,977 30.30%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 77 $92,807 29.62%
Amazoncom Services Inc 77 $103,381 30.20%
Murex North America Inc 75 $99,691 32.47%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 75 $91,103 33.78%
Jefferies Llc 74 $132,749 34.10%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing 1 $75,899 33.33%
Apparel Knitting Mills 1 $208,000 33.33%
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1 $206,856 33.33%
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing 1 $90,085 33.33%
Wood Preservation 1 $111,509 33.33%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $187,199 33.33%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 1 $85,114 33.33%
Historical Sites 1 $73,590 33.33%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $126,838 33.33%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 1 $203,486 33.33%

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