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 %
Advertising Sales Agents 55 $50,991 83.33%
Clergy 54 $33,432 81.82%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $59,151 83.08%
Historians 53 $45,717 81.54%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 53 $45,493 85.48%
Food Service Managers 53 $54,044 85.48%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 52 $46,824 86.67%
Counselors, All Other 51 $41,579 87.93%
Supply Chain Managers 50 $110,809 86.21%
Transportation Engineers 50 $75,124 87.72%
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 36,155 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morocco 22 $90,515 43.14%
Uzbekistan 19 $66,841 38.78%
Syria 18 $97,806 39.13%
Czech Republic 18 $60,817 40.91%
Denmark 18 $140,057 45.00%
Uruguay 17 $98,687 44.74%
Zimbabwe 16 $88,936 44.44%
Finland 16 $102,257 45.71%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 50.00%
Slovenia 16 $102,301 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Argus Merchant Services Llc 89 $65,063 89.00%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 89 $65,067 89.90%
Dept Of Medicine Medical Service Group At Suny Hsc At Syracuse Inc 89 $123,050 89.90%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp 89 $158,647 89.90%
American Express Trs Company Inc 88 $95,164 88.89%
Criticalriver Inc 88 $71,097 88.89%
Compu Tech Computers Inc 88 $79,708 88.89%
Liazon Corporation 88 $74,213 88.89%
Fusemachines Inc 88 $82,413 88.89%
Polaris Consulting And Services Ltd 88 $62,084 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atelier New York Architecture 6 $49,362 37.50%
Kitano Arms Corporation 6 $56,663 37.50%
Lee Giant Food System Inc 6 $77,834 37.50%
Riverbed Technology 6 $103,539 37.50%
Nyfg Entertainment Inc 6 $50,319 37.50%
Do Co New York Catering Inc 6 $67,451 37.50%
Mana Products Inc 6 $81,547 37.50%
Akorn Pharmaceuticals 6 $63,436 37.50%
State University Of New York At Purchase 6 $40,341 37.50%
Dechert Llp 6 $125,635 37.50%

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