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 %
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$86,049	86.21%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	99	$74,528	85.34%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products	99	$49,042	86.09%
Logistics Analysts	98	$71,490	88.29%
Treasurers and Controllers	95	$148,509	87.16%
Chemical Technicians	95	$33,619	87.16%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	94	$47,001	87.04%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	92	$35,036	85.19%
Loan Officers	90	$69,353	84.11%
Physical Therapist Assistants	87	$45,487	82.08%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computer Hardware Engineers	15	$95,809	45.45%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	15	$65,611	45.45%
Helpers--Carpenters	14	$28,172	43.75%
Animal Trainers	14	$38,116	43.75%
Survey Researchers	14	$42,455	43.75%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	14	$83,055	43.75%
Roofers	14	$54,174	43.75%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	14	$57,067	43.75%
Medical Secretaries	14	$44,965	43.75%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	14	$62,953	43.75%

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 %
Salesforcecom Inc	248	$110,433	90.18%
State University Of New York Upstate Medical University	243	$53,398	88.36%
Wells Fargo Bank Na	242	$131,016	88.00%
Lazard Freres Co Llc	242	$114,977	88.32%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	241	$52,980	88.28%
Flextrade Systems Inc	241	$98,696	88.28%
Fordham University	241	$60,788	88.93%
Morgan Stanley Co Inc	240	$88,398	88.56%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc	240	$104,226	88.56%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc	240	$90,694	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Schreiber Orchards	10	$23,962	100.00%
Markristo Farm	10	$30,129	100.00%
Hudson River Fruit Distributors	9	$22,693	100.00%
Harvest Queen Farms Ltd	9	$24,165	100.00%
Thanksgiving Farm At The Center For Discovery	9	$22,887	100.00%
Robinson Hardware Of Ns Corp	9	$29,060	100.00%
Raymond Luhrman	9	$27,022	100.00%
Anyelas Vineyard Llc	9	$23,414	100.00%
Gaias Breath Farm	9	$25,302	100.00%
Ljm Growers Inc	9	$29,857	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Brookhaven National Laboratory	16	$76,660	31.37%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center	16	$85,917	32.00%
Pernod Ricard Usa Llc	16	$120,473	32.00%
The Unity Hospital Of Rochester	16	$107,944	32.65%
Techgroup America Inc	16	$96,633	32.65%
Eclinicalworks Llc	16	$83,660	32.65%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc	16	$87,533	32.65%
Remedy Bpci Partners Llc	16	$102,481	33.33%
Ademco Inc	16	$125,765	33.33%
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc	16	$141,562	34.04%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Employment Placement Agencies	580	$70,202	92.50%
Advertising Public Relations And Related Services	540	$81,662	88.67%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	514	$74,492	84.54%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	513	$72,004	86.66%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	511	$60,278	86.61%
Motion Picture And Video Production	506	$72,825	86.64%
Consumer Lending	504	$92,655	87.35%
Real Estate Property Managers	503	$79,276	88.25%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	495	$77,461	86.99%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	491	$57,005	86.44%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	139	$96,108	96.53%
Real Estate Property Managers	130	$89,194	90.91%
Legal Services	130	$99,940	93.53%
Collection Agencies	129	$109,243	92.81%
Nail Salons	125	$30,755	90.58%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	125	$90,108	96.15%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	125	$100,279	96.15%
Media Buying Agencies	118	$157,110	91.47%
Human Resources Consulting Services	117	$91,727	92.86%
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	117	$48,173	93.60%

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.