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 %
Geneticists 54 $83,232 88.52%
Therapists, All Other 54 $47,905 90.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 53 $47,066 88.33%
Counselors, All Other 53 $41,790 88.33%
Geographers 51 $56,335 85.00%
Supply Chain Managers 50 $110,809 86.21%
Aerospace Engineers 49 $93,605 85.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 49 $52,709 87.50%
Copy Writers 47 $62,779 85.45%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $51,842 94.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Designers, All Other 9 $56,014 34.62%
Materials Scientists 9 $78,703 34.62%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $42,587 32.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $69,957 32.00%
Cargo and Freight Agents 8 $48,469 32.00%
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 8 $31,436 32.00%
Dental Assistants 8 $33,740 32.00%
Cooks, Short Order 8 $23,153 32.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 8 $85,787 32.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 8 $144,396 32.00%
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 %
Slovenia 16 $102,301 47.06%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 48.48%
Costa Rica 16 $105,916 50.00%
Guyana 15 $50,105 48.39%
Panama 15 $76,170 50.00%
Macedonia 14 $89,947 48.28%
Moldova 13 $81,440 44.83%
Lithuania 13 $85,040 46.43%
Burma (myanmar) 13 $93,079 46.43%
Haiti 12 $71,390 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Shinhan Bank America 63 $53,165 90.00%
The Boys Llc 63 $63,170 90.00%
Asia Tv Usa Ltd 63 $70,292 90.00%
Calvin Klein Inc 63 $75,609 90.00%
Mayer Brown Llp 63 $158,085 90.00%
Allen Overy Llp 63 $141,353 90.00%
Affirm Inc 63 $136,963 90.00%
Dna Model Management Llc 62 $50,298 88.57%
Byte Consulting Inc 62 $69,604 88.57%
Ww International Inc 62 $115,712 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Greco Family Farm 1 $22,693 100.00%
Fruit Valley Orchards Farm Llc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Joseph E Heberle Robert L Heberle Dba Jr Fruit 1 $21,133 100.00%
Vintage Landscaping 1 $20,176 100.00%
Deforge Farm And Greenhouse Inc 1 $20,493 100.00%
John Deforgedeforge Farm Greenhouse 5 1 $21,965 100.00%
Rathbun Farms Inc 1 $26,686 100.00%
Norwin Campground Fruit Farm Inc 1 $37,024 100.00%
Maple Ridge Fruit Farm 1 $35,256 100.00%
James Kirby 1 $23,338 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advantek International Inc 4 $103,272 36.36%
Crossfire Consulting Corporation 4 $92,321 36.36%
American Asia Express Corp 4 $59,712 36.36%
Soho New York Lodging Llc 4 $108,410 36.36%
Portolano Products Inc 4 $50,929 36.36%
Ismael Leyva Architect Pc 4 $71,157 36.36%
Meltwater News Us1 Inc 4 $99,697 36.36%
Casa Dolce Pasticceria Inc 4 $31,840 36.36%
Xinos Construction Corp 4 $72,270 36.36%
Yaboo Fence Co Inc 4 $37,731 36.36%

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