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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
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 %
Foursquare Labs Inc 67 $98,948 88.16%
Law Office Of Keshab Raj Seadie Pc 67 $66,234 89.33%
Tekmark Global Solutions Llc 67 $88,915 89.33%
Hedgeserv Corporation 67 $100,817 89.33%
Jsm Consulting 67 $72,549 89.33%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 67 $73,037 89.33%
State University Of New York At New Paltz 67 $43,967 89.33%
Mobile Programming Llc 67 $89,689 89.33%
The Brookdale University Hospital And Medical Cent 67 $63,726 89.33%
Vr Networks Inc 67 $71,368 89.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Salon Of Osh Inc 5 $35,913 41.67%
German Kitchen Center Llc 5 $45,261 41.67%
Securities Industry Automation Corporation 5 $110,307 41.67%
Cohnreznick Llp 5 $90,551 41.67%
Salient Corporation 5 $67,729 41.67%
United Legwear Company Llc 5 $67,646 41.67%
Gannett Fleming Engineers And Architects Pc 5 $88,151 41.67%
Mediabrix Inc 5 $93,737 41.67%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 5 $83,576 41.67%
St Bonaventure University 5 $51,615 41.67%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 1 $75,733 100.00%
Office Supplies And Stationery Retailers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $62,504 100.00%
Creamery Butter Manufacturing 1 $45,802 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $93,850 100.00%
Waste Collection 1 $47,341 100.00%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $148,346 100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 1 $56,389 100.00%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $91,062 100.00%
Coal Mining 1 $44,616 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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