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 %
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 %
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 738 $75,879 94.25%
Synechron Inc 735 $91,115 95.21%
Spotify Usa Inc 727 $111,817 95.28%
Slk America Inc 720 $70,418 94.99%
St Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center 714 $71,561 94.82%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 689 $98,612 91.74%
Mastercard International Incorporated 675 $111,120 90.00%
Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center 674 $76,190 90.23%
Microsoft Corporation 669 $98,823 90.41%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 657 $70,147 88.78%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
J Crew 46 $105,806 36.22%
Nomura Holding America Inc 44 $113,521 34.92%
Gcom Software Llc 43 $82,913 34.40%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 43 $108,737 34.68%
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company 42 $92,043 34.15%
Aetna Resources Llc 42 $87,449 34.43%
Evercore Partners Services East Llc 42 $158,183 35.00%
Lazard Freres Co Llc 41 $122,770 34.45%
Hudson River Trading Llc 41 $95,045 34.75%
Eureka Infotech Inc 41 $89,328 34.75%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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