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 %
Chefs and Head Cooks 74 $48,276 85.06%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 74 $51,282 86.05%
Clinical Research Coordinators 74 $91,189 87.06%
Compliance Managers 73 $141,477 86.90%
Training and Development Managers 72 $118,937 85.71%
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 72 $59,346 86.75%
Education Administrators, All Other 71 $65,819 86.59%
Recreation Workers 70 $29,413 86.42%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 70 $98,424 86.42%
Recreational Therapists 70 $40,017 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Softtech Source 14 $89,549 87.50%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 14 $75,320 87.50%
Accelalpha Inc 14 $114,036 87.50%
Terrapinn Inc 14 $48,480 87.50%
Long Island Business Institute Inc 14 $45,085 87.50%
Komura Educational Services Inc 14 $39,837 87.50%
Columbia Sussex Management Llc 14 $43,448 87.50%
The Ross School 14 $52,961 87.50%
Wqb Architecture Pllc 14 $42,307 87.50%
New York Service Center For Chinese Study Fellows 14 $44,650 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Que In Herb Acupuncture Pc 1 $60,840 33.33%
Credit Industriel Et Commercial 1 $71,302 33.33%
Robert Busse Co Inc 1 $71,386 33.33%
Svr Inc Dba Rangel Pharmacy 1 $74,422 33.33%
Ubm Llc 1 $70,408 33.33%
Aceto Corporation 1 $63,918 33.33%
Zwilling Ja Henckels Llc 1 $166,400 33.33%
Pasargad Carpets 1 $155,688 33.33%
Amerimerchant Llc 1 $85,592 33.33%
Cannes International Inc 1 $45,219 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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