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 %
Validation Engineers	135	$80,327	87.10%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	134	$38,137	87.01%
Statistical Assistants	134	$49,002	87.58%
Film and Video Editors	132	$50,242	86.84%
Sociologists	129	$58,992	84.87%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	128	$75,610	85.33%
Social Workers, All Other	122	$50,107	83.56%
Museum Technicians and Conservators	120	$55,159	82.19%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	120	$61,213	84.51%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	117	$63,916	82.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Customer Service Representatives	19	$42,359	52.78%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	19	$63,612	54.29%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	18	$18,654	51.43%
Exercise Physiologists	18	$49,235	51.43%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	18	$52,052	51.43%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	17	$89,360	48.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	17	$69,008	48.57%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	17	$29,520	48.57%
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	17	$33,248	50.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	16	$56,066	47.06%

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 %
Peloton Interactive Inc	293	$113,820	90.15%
Sullivan Cromwell Llp	293	$119,217	90.15%
Iris Software Inc	293	$101,419	92.72%
It Ebusiness Consulting Services Inc	291	$70,702	92.68%
Physician Affiliate Group Of Ny Pc	291	$208,454	92.68%
Nyse Market De Inc	288	$118,608	91.72%
Ltimindtree Limited	287	$98,220	92.28%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp	285	$67,601	91.64%
Amazoncom Services Inc	285	$95,260	91.64%
Apple Inc	283	$140,580	91.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
James J Piedimonte Sons Inc	11	$22,563	100.00%
Rosario Farm Inc	11	$32,839	100.00%
White Springs Orchards Llc	11	$33,851	100.00%
Maynard Farms	11	$22,388	100.00%
Terrace Mountain Orchard	11	$25,716	100.00%
Shaul Farms Inc	11	$32,643	100.00%
Gade Farm Llc	11	$28,914	100.00%
Putnam Management Properties Llc	10	$23,325	100.00%
G Family Passaic Llc Time Equities Inc	10	$29,270	100.00%
Honey Dog Farm Llc	10	$25,673	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Queensborough Community College	19	$59,626	32.20%
International Securities Exchange Llc	19	$94,202	32.76%
John C Kimmel Racing Stable	19	$24,812	32.76%
Siemens Industry Inc	19	$102,989	32.76%
Fis Management Services Llc	19	$101,034	32.76%
Blue Wolf Group Llc	19	$108,621	32.76%
Shearman Sterling Llp	19	$174,767	33.33%
Trenmor Llc Dba Linesight	19	$98,268	33.33%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc	19	$76,520	33.33%
Ascape Landscape Construction Corp	19	$29,994	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Personal Services	218	$64,307	85.83%
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events With Facilities	215	$77,267	87.04%
Jewelry And Silverware Manufacturing	214	$68,868	88.43%
Social Advocacy Organizations	213	$73,496	88.75%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing	212	$73,439	88.70%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	211	$85,777	88.28%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	211	$57,054	89.41%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	209	$61,243	89.32%
Employment Services	206	$69,901	88.03%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	204	$104,375	87.55%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Laboratories	55	$9,687,681	91.67%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	54	$99,298	91.53%
Grantmaking Foundations	54	$84,531	91.53%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	54	$93,745	91.53%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing	54	$85,159	93.10%
Food Service Contractors	53	$76,652	92.98%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers	53	$31,379	92.98%
Administration Of Education Programs	52	$74,526	92.86%
Nonresidential Building Construction	52	$64,171	92.86%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	52	$69,341	94.55%

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.