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 %
Yt Resolution Services Llc 31 $65,146 88.57%
State University Of New York At Cortland 31 $42,091 88.57%
Chobani Llc 31 $103,546 88.57%
Rag Bone Industries Llc 31 $76,103 88.57%
Infomerica Inc 31 $64,263 88.57%
Reidy Contracting Group Llc 31 $70,382 88.57%
Marc Jacobs International Llc 31 $75,955 88.57%
Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc 31 $87,969 88.57%
Mitchell Giurgola Architects Llp 31 $54,507 88.57%
Saatchi Saatchi North America Inc 31 $93,963 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webtrans Logistics Inc 2 $64,792 33.33%
Kuperman Bros Diamonds Usa Inc 2 $124,114 33.33%
Xyster Consulting Inc 2 $117,187 33.33%
Fulton Heating Solutions Inc 2 $62,764 33.33%
Light And Life Korean Methodist Church 2 $43,254 33.33%
Edwards Vacuum 2 $60,227 33.33%
Paperchase Accountancy Inc 2 $76,180 33.33%
Jarden Corporation 2 $107,030 33.33%
Marin In Nyc Llc 2 $112,144 33.33%
Manhattanville College 2 $56,885 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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