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 %
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 86 $54,986 83.50%
Anesthesiologists 85 $179,297 84.16%
Physical Scientists, All Other 84 $53,069 84.85%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 83 $74,788 84.69%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 82 $40,830 84.54%
Librarians 80 $58,948 83.33%
Archivists 78 $46,378 82.98%
Administrative Services Managers 78 $80,643 82.98%
Clinical Data Managers 75 $98,347 84.27%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 74 $101,260 83.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Survey Researchers 14 $42,455 43.75%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 13 $50,195 40.63%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 13 $61,355 40.63%
Credit Counselors 13 $42,429 41.94%
Writers and Authors 13 $67,862 41.94%
Librarians 13 $61,691 41.94%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 12 $20,738 38.71%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 12 $48,890 38.71%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 12 $47,051 40.00%
Computer User Support Specialists 12 $65,557 40.00%
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 %
Turkmenistan 5 $41,492 38.46%
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
St Vincent 5 $67,068 38.46%
Mongolia 5 $72,675 41.67%
Kuwait 5 $171,833 41.67%
Dominica 5 $70,435 41.67%
Kosovo 5 $73,790 45.45%
Iceland 5 $110,061 45.45%
Paraguay 4 $61,824 40.00%
Libya 4 $97,697 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cravath Swaine Moore Llp 121 $120,918 88.97%
Knowledge Builders Inc 121 $77,154 88.97%
Squarepoint Ops Llc 121 $97,781 88.97%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 121 $88,918 88.97%
Orion Systems Integrators Inc 121 $67,156 88.97%
Smbc Capital Markets Inc 120 $114,085 88.24%
The Metropolitan Museum Of Art 120 $71,916 88.24%
Resource Logistics Inc 120 $82,263 88.89%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 120 $60,345 88.89%
Geo Logic Systems Corp 120 $56,748 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ochs Orchard Inc 4 $36,140 100.00%
Lake Effect Orchards 4 $36,140 100.00%
Ryder Road Farm Llc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Mandy Spring Farm Nursery Inc 4 $31,278 100.00%
Rovers Dairy Llc 4 $22,755 100.00%
Old Mud Creek Farm Llc 4 $26,104 100.00%
Rose Hill Farm 1798 Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Ridgeview Fruit Farm Llc 3 $31,158 100.00%
Agpro Farms 3 $20,668 100.00%
Pomo Ridge Farm Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Handy Technologies Inc 8 $129,909 36.36%
M A Projects Inc 8 $42,559 36.36%
Ubs Asset Management Americas Inc 8 $116,780 38.10%
Dack Consulting Solutions Inc 8 $103,441 38.10%
Iqvia Inc 8 $101,821 38.10%
Wesbuilt Construction Managers Llc 8 $77,696 38.10%
Paychex Of New York Llc 8 $88,083 38.10%
World Joint Corp Dba Iace Travel 8 $69,717 38.10%
Cedar Cares Inc 8 $98,387 38.10%
Axiom Software Laboratories Inc 8 $115,619 38.10%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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 $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