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 %
Treasurers and Controllers 81 $140,713 84.38%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 80 $40,575 84.21%
Physical Scientists, All Other 78 $51,478 84.78%
Administrative Services Managers 78 $80,643 84.78%
Clinical Data Managers 78 $98,362 89.66%
Archivists 73 $45,810 83.91%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 72 $92,608 85.71%
Recreation Workers 70 $29,413 85.37%
Recreational Therapists 70 $40,017 85.37%
Athletic Trainers 68 $38,691 83.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Carpenters 13 $27,933 43.33%
Writers and Authors 13 $67,862 43.33%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 13 $61,355 44.83%
Computer User Support Specialists 12 $65,557 41.38%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 12 $47,051 41.38%
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 12 $48,890 41.38%
Construction Carpenters 12 $41,312 41.38%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 12 $60,205 41.38%
Film and Video Editors 12 $73,696 42.86%
Travel Agents 11 $40,789 39.29%
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 %
Morocco 22 $90,515 43.14%
Uzbekistan 19 $66,841 38.78%
Syria 18 $97,806 39.13%
Czech Republic 18 $60,817 40.91%
Denmark 18 $140,057 45.00%
Uruguay 17 $98,687 44.74%
Zimbabwe 16 $88,936 44.44%
Finland 16 $102,257 45.71%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 50.00%
Slovenia 16 $102,301 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Levy Group Inc 45 $58,259 90.00%
Lf Usa Inc 45 $60,477 90.00%
New York Methodist Hospital 45 $68,665 90.00%
Schulte Roth Zabel Llp 45 $120,305 90.00%
Munich American Reassurance Company 45 $124,866 90.00%
Linde Inc 45 $88,873 90.00%
Avanade Inc 45 $118,555 90.00%
Coopervision Inc 44 $90,947 88.00%
Collabera Inc 44 $108,675 88.00%
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas Inc 44 $76,229 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chelsea Nails Corp 3 $21,965 37.50%
Dartom Construction Llc 3 $65,291 37.50%
Bayview Asset Management Llc 3 $125,105 37.50%
5 Season Lsb Corp 3 $34,965 37.50%
Sia Partners Us Inc 3 $116,459 37.50%
Blue Apron Llc 3 $127,844 37.50%
Openmindworld Llc 3 $79,685 37.50%
Sds Trans Inc 3 $60,064 37.50%
Avangrid Service Company 3 $101,033 37.50%
Henick Lane Inc 3 $84,441 37.50%

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