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 %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hudson Data Llc 233 $55,862 89.27%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc 232 $139,325 89.23%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc 232 $107,723 89.58%
North Shore Lij Health System 231 $77,800 89.88%
University At Albany 230 $40,979 90.20%
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc 229 $61,504 89.80%
Twitter Inc 228 $115,097 90.48%
Murex North America Inc 227 $89,499 90.08%
Finsoft Consultants Inc 227 $71,926 90.80%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 226 $103,995 90.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lagoner Farms 9 $25,352 100.00%
Harbes Agricultural Enterprises 9 $31,147 100.00%
Altobelli Family Farms 9 $29,559 100.00%
Two Lakes Vineyard Management 9 $33,072 100.00%
Holmquest Farm 9 $28,166 100.00%
Fino Farms 9 $26,830 100.00%
Rathbun Farms 9 $33,215 100.00%
Island Park Llc 9 $29,432 100.00%
Woodcrest Genetics Llc 9 $31,482 100.00%
Intergrow Greenhouses Inc 9 $25,466 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine 15 $72,237 32.61%
Blackstone Inc 15 $133,664 33.33%
Ariston Tek Inc 14 $107,183 31.11%
Mvp Consulting Plus Inc 14 $81,980 31.11%
Tbs Shipping Services Inc 14 $83,213 31.11%
Alfred University 14 $49,720 31.11%
Atlas Air Inc 14 $98,760 31.11%
Bogopa Enterprises Inc 14 $65,247 31.82%
Long Island Conservatory 14 $64,198 32.56%
Saks Incorporated 14 $104,861 32.56%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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