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 %
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 %
New York University	1,381	$73,281	81.33%
Headstrong Services Llc	1,363	$83,570	82.76%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc	1,347	$103,964	83.41%
Google Inc	1,308	$93,461	81.29%
Merrill Lynch	1,297	$98,428	91.92%
State University Of New York At Buffalo	1,237	$47,588	88.61%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc	1,160	$100,083	83.33%
Weill Cornell Medical College	1,120	$58,694	81.51%
Amazon Web Services Inc	1,096	$107,550	79.83%
Bofa Securities Inc	1,079	$113,030	81.93%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tanisha Systems Inc	67	$113,809	31.46%
The Blackstone Group	66	$122,438	34.92%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation	65	$105,350	34.95%
Incandescent Technologies Inc	64	$128,807	34.59%
Moodys Shared Services Inc	63	$116,120	34.24%
New York Power Authority	62	$87,862	34.44%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc	62	$105,707	35.23%
Entech Engineering Pc	61	$79,945	36.31%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	61	$81,170	36.53%
Jefferies Llc	61	$128,054	36.97%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,560	$102,071	84.69%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,556	$63,760	90.26%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,489	$107,086	86.62%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,419	$61,417	89.64%
Temporary Help Services	1,395	$77,850	92.02%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,341	$96,653	89.64%
Educational Support Services	1,331	$64,318	91.10%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,331	$64,510	92.11%
Other Accounting Services	1,222	$73,262	85.51%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$74,647	87.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$33,516	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$33,018	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	11	$27,042	100.00%
Hay Farming	10	$32,244	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	8	$28,012	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$31,491	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,409	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,421	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	77	$105,273	19.40%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	74	$98,887	19.68%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$78,603	20.79%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	71	$51,240	19.94%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	19.42%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	64	$85,129	18.55%
Hmo Medical Centers	61	$77,106	18.37%
Fine Arts Schools	60	$56,019	18.18%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	57	$99,407	17.81%
Specialized Design Services	56	$67,669	18.36%

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.