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 %
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 120 $61,213 84.51%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 120 $74,306 84.51%
Sociologists 118 $57,719 84.89%
Social Workers, All Other 118 $49,997 85.51%
Statistical Assistants 117 $47,746 85.40%
Museum Technicians and Conservators 113 $53,651 84.33%
Search Marketing Strategists 113 $72,624 84.33%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 111 $97,568 83.46%
Psychologists, All Other 109 $53,917 87.90%
Energy Engineers 109 $81,966 90.08%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
New York Mercantile Exchange Inc 41 $102,085 89.13%
On Off Shore Consultants Inc 41 $65,252 89.13%
Hungrypanda Us Inc 41 $67,769 89.13%
Sra America Inc 41 $65,095 89.13%
Theory Llc 41 $71,206 89.13%
Datametrics Software Systems Inc 41 $63,319 89.13%
New Era Cap Co Inc 41 $71,269 89.13%
Adecco Usa Inc 41 $83,908 89.13%
Alpha Numero Technology Solutions 41 $118,267 89.13%
Amerex Group Llc 41 $43,486 89.13%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University Ophthalmology Services Inc 3 $105,553 42.86%
Amerasia Bank 3 $54,136 42.86%
Fti Consulting Technology Llc 3 $95,913 42.86%
Iit Inc 3 $105,858 42.86%
Coenterprise Llc 3 $129,002 42.86%
Nn Investment Partners North America Llc 3 $159,175 42.86%
Kf Tea Usa Inc 3 $73,022 42.86%
Peconic Painting Renovating Inc 3 $52,665 42.86%
China Orient Advisors Inc 3 $74,936 42.86%
Cit Bank Na 3 $184,212 42.86%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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