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 %
Palestine 2 $73,081 40.00%
United Arab Emirates 2 $94,536 40.00%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $112,705 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 50.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 50.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 50.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 66.67%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 118 $112,475 89.39%
Avenues New York Llc 118 $59,744 89.39%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 117 $96,380 88.64%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanbay 117 $101,373 89.31%
Crisil Irevna Us Llc 116 $85,358 88.55%
Ubs Ag 116 $109,674 88.55%
Cummins Inc 116 $70,056 89.23%
Guggenheim Securities Llc 116 $122,950 89.23%
New York Medical College 116 $58,610 89.23%
St Johns University 116 $86,282 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zino Nurseries Landscaping 3 $26,666 100.00%
Storys Nursery Inc 3 $21,133 100.00%
Roberts Family Fruit Farm Llc 3 $26,978 100.00%
Giroux Orchards Llc Order 1 3 $34,951 100.00%
Putmans Maple Service Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Kira Kinney 3 $30,673 100.00%
Raffiani Hahn Ent Inc 3 $21,133 100.00%
Hearty Roots Community Farm 3 $34,951 100.00%
Appleton Growers Association Inc 3 $35,845 100.00%
Farview Farms Llc 3 $34,486 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tlh Construction Corp 7 $59,773 33.33%
Vida Shoes International Inc 7 $57,601 33.33%
316 West 49th Restaurant Corp 7 $37,407 33.33%
L3 Advertising Inc 7 $51,385 33.33%
Mystic Inc 7 $53,605 33.33%
Att Inc And All Of Its Subsidiaries And Affiliates 7 $68,661 33.33%
Tender Touch Rehab Services Llc 7 $72,069 33.33%
Rabobank Nederland 7 $139,265 33.33%
Zorlu Usa Inc 7 $53,809 33.33%
Advanced Care Staffing 7 $77,225 33.33%

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