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 %
Astronomers 60 $65,483 83.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $47,018 81.94%
Transportation Engineers 58 $76,389 82.86%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 57 $134,942 81.43%
Food Service Managers 57 $55,336 86.36%
Advertising Sales Agents 56 $51,122 86.15%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 56 $59,016 88.89%
Historians 56 $47,362 88.89%
Pharmacists 55 $106,525 87.30%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $59,442 85.71%
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 %
Saudi Arabia 12 $114,696 48.00%
Bolivia 12 $72,124 50.00%
Norway 11 $124,089 47.83%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 10 $86,054 47.62%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 42.11%
Kyrgyzstan 7 $83,762 38.89%
Senegal 7 $83,362 41.18%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Numerix Llc 144 $89,173 88.89%
Pacific Investment Management Company Llc 144 $110,664 89.44%
Home Box Office Inc 143 $119,088 88.82%
Cavalier It Inc 143 $68,123 89.38%
Stv Incorporated 143 $80,337 89.38%
Kaplan Inc 143 $97,158 89.38%
Jpmorgan Chase And Co 143 $95,104 89.38%
At Kearney Inc 143 $111,412 89.38%
Tapestry Inc 142 $102,103 88.75%
General Electric Company Ge Global Research Center 142 $97,239 89.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D Perez Harvesting Llc 5 $33,442 100.00%
Prime Restoration Services 5 $33,430 100.00%
Harvest Moon Farm Orchards Llc 5 $33,151 100.00%
Giroux Orchards Llc Dba Chazy Orchards 5 $21,932 100.00%
Story Farm Llc 5 $32,860 100.00%
Kirby Cider Mill Inc 5 $33,151 100.00%
Stephen S Schilde 5 $24,111 100.00%
Rock Ridge Stud Llc 5 $32,581 100.00%
Smittys Nursery And Landscape Inc 5 $34,258 100.00%
Datthyn Orchards Llc 5 $31,258 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Electric Company 9 $96,706 34.62%
Oak Hill Advisors Lp 9 $118,629 34.62%
Almod Diamonds Ltd 9 $96,865 34.62%
Top 8 Construction Corp 9 $65,222 34.62%
Oppenheimerfunds Inc 9 $126,628 34.62%
Mizuho Securities Usa Inc 9 $123,469 34.62%
Asia Society 9 $68,069 34.62%
Technet Llc 9 $106,154 36.00%
New York State Office Of Mental Health 9 $118,550 36.00%
Tjh Medical Services Pc 9 $127,435 36.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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