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 %
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 75 $57,316 90.36%
Hrt Research Llc 75 $145,190 90.36%
Willkie Farr Gallagher Llp 74 $146,647 89.16%
Citadel Securities Americas Services Llc 74 $110,637 89.16%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc Dba Conde Nast 74 $92,274 89.16%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 74 $91,367 89.16%
Ennead Architects Llp 74 $57,244 89.16%
Norgate Technology 74 $107,863 89.16%
Invesco Group Services Inc 74 $114,029 89.16%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 74 $93,800 89.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Deal Llc 5 $73,574 35.71%
247 Real Media 5 $106,916 35.71%
Pride Technologies Llc 5 $117,200 35.71%
Dag Jewish Directories Inc 5 $54,579 35.71%
New York Mission Church Of C Ma 5 $39,208 35.71%
Universal Instruments Corporation 5 $67,009 35.71%
Willkie Farr Gallagher Llp 5 $120,453 35.71%
Micropower Business Solutions Inc 5 $75,270 35.71%
Langan Engineering And Environmental Services Inc 5 $72,176 35.71%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Llp 5 $122,296 35.71%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Abrasive Product Manufacturing 1 $46,675 100.00%
Amusement Parks And Arcades 1 $51,064 100.00%
Wood Preservation 1 $70,658 100.00%
Rv Recreational Vehicle Parks And Recreational Camps 1 $54,974 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing 1 $57,533 100.00%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 1 $106,954 100.00%
Support Activities For Printing 1 $63,710 100.00%
All Other Automotive Repair And Maintenance 1 $37,544 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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