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 %
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	49	$58,756	87.50%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians	49	$52,709	87.50%
Therapists, All Other	49	$47,692	89.09%
Copy Writers	47	$62,779	87.04%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	46	$50,973	86.79%
Geneticists	46	$81,833	88.46%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	44	$51,606	88.00%
Geographers	44	$54,878	88.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	43	$50,207	87.76%
Mechanical Drafters	42	$41,665	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$52,018	33.33%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	8	$54,790	33.33%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	8	$69,957	33.33%
Upholsterers	8	$39,109	33.33%
Advertising Sales Agents	8	$85,787	33.33%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department	8	$144,396	33.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$45,884	33.33%
Civil Engineering Technicians	8	$64,956	33.33%
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks	8	$31,436	33.33%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$42,587	33.33%

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 %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	238	$81,013	90.15%
Peloton Interactive Inc	238	$110,619	90.84%
Alliedmedix Resources Inc	232	$64,736	88.89%
Atos Syntel Inc	232	$77,596	89.58%
North Shore Lij Health System	231	$77,800	90.23%
Hudson Data Llc	231	$55,596	90.23%
Msci Inc	231	$103,786	90.59%
University At Albany	230	$40,979	90.20%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc	229	$101,973	89.80%
Twitter Inc	228	$115,097	89.41%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commerzbank Ag Ny Branch	16	$113,315	33.33%
K S K Construction Group Llc	16	$80,898	33.33%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc	16	$87,533	34.04%
Remedy Bpci Partners Llc	16	$102,481	34.04%
Navillus Tile Inc	16	$119,076	34.04%
The Gallivan Corporation Dba Applied Mulch Soil	15	$24,558	31.91%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc Dba Cond Nast	15	$93,363	32.61%
Borderfree Inc	15	$105,089	32.61%
Siena College	15	$45,242	32.61%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc	15	$128,536	32.61%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,399	$115,551	13.99%
Advertising Agencies	795	$105,078	20.63%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	693	$99,324	19.62%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	602	$775,052	21.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	582	$89,426	24.26%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	561	$107,136	27.39%
Marketing Consulting Services	466	$93,218	27.99%
Full Service Restaurants	376	$50,108	24.82%
Other Accounting Services	320	$93,858	22.32%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	305	$114,656	21.68%

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.