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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Set and Exhibit Designers 11 $55,303 39.29%
Travel Agents 11 $40,789 39.29%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 11 $80,498 39.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 11 $50,135 39.29%
Physicists 11 $75,676 40.74%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11 $51,688 40.74%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 10 $47,890 37.04%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 10 $19,356 37.04%
Mental Health Counselors 10 $34,944 37.04%
Medical Assistants 10 $30,921 37.04%
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 %
Maestro Technologiesinc 45 $72,657 90.00%
Saks Fifth Avenue 45 $83,478 90.00%
Netsmartz Llc 45 $70,984 90.00%
Larsen And Toubro Infotech Limited 45 $58,394 90.00%
Framestore Inc 45 $61,579 90.00%
Hp Infosystems Llc 45 $62,162 90.00%
Interactive Data Real Time Services Inc 45 $93,008 90.00%
Visual Citi Inc 45 $61,263 90.00%
Perfume Worldwide Inc 45 $62,532 90.00%
Code And Theory Llc 45 $68,623 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tokio Marine Asset Management Usa Ltd 3 $106,267 37.50%
Tt Mechanical Corp 3 $62,767 37.50%
The One Sushi Inc 3 $63,190 37.50%
Ailes Technologies Llc 3 $195,659 37.50%
La Placita Supermarket Corp 3 $54,198 37.50%
Lic Urgent Medical Care Pc 3 $25,681 37.50%
Hydrotech Environmental Engineering Geology Dpc 3 $199,250 37.50%
Rochester Gas Electric 3 $86,001 37.50%
Ricky Liang 3 $40,352 37.50%
Council Rock Enterprises Llc 3 $70,457 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Building Equipment Contractors 67 $59,371 88.16%
Limited Service Restaurants 67 $82,512 89.33%
Computer Training 67 $83,912 89.33%
Footwear Manufacturing 66 $84,216 88.00%
All Other Legal Services 66 $79,093 89.19%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 66 $34,893 89.19%
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 65 $68,595 89.04%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 65 $67,200 89.04%
Other Legal Services 64 $78,936 87.67%
Landscaping Services 64 $63,286 90.14%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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