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 %
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $39,000 37.04%
Religious Workers, All Other 10 $36,230 37.04%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 10 $33,752 37.04%
Electricians 10 $63,835 38.46%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 10 $19,356 38.46%
Mental Health Counselors 10 $34,944 38.46%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 10 $47,890 38.46%
Athletic Trainers 9 $44,871 34.62%
Helpers--Electricians 9 $32,263 34.62%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 9 $37,350 34.62%
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 %
Botswana 3 $103,889 50.00%
Latvia 3 $56,229 50.00%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 50.00%
Suriname 3 $44,311 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 50.00%
Malta 3 $138,750 60.00%
Bhutan 3 $66,286 60.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 40.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Impetus Technologies Inc 14 $98,665 93.33%
Affinity Rehabilitation Llp 14 $82,384 93.33%
Teza Technologies Llc 14 $112,590 93.33%
Btg Pactual Us Capital Corp 14 $111,068 93.33%
Epsilon Consulting Services Inc 14 $91,309 93.33%
New York City Department Of Finance 14 $68,790 93.33%
Application Research Center 14 $77,186 93.33%
Fashion Institute Of Technology 14 $76,506 93.33%
Johnson Controls Inc 14 $80,642 93.33%
Campbell Alliance Group Inc 14 $101,437 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arxis Securities Llc 1 $90,813 33.33%
Spector Associates Inc 1 $56,805 33.33%
Saramax Apparel Group Inc 1 $38,917 33.33%
Meredith Xcelerated Marketing Corporation 1 $108,992 33.33%
Anthony J Cassar Cpa Pc 1 $73,362 33.33%
Premiere Global Servicesinc 1 $99,778 33.33%
Incubit Llc 1 $124,987 33.33%
Urthworx Inc 1 $70,221 33.33%
Osswald Inc 1 $72,301 33.33%
Monsey New Square Trails Corp 1 $36,837 33.33%

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