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 %
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 %
Razorfish Llc 108 $86,644 88.52%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 108 $59,558 88.52%
Knowledge Builders Inc 108 $75,207 88.52%
Vst Consulting Inc 108 $61,973 88.52%
Big Architecture Dpc 108 $57,235 88.52%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 108 $138,086 89.26%
Lyft Inc 108 $122,102 89.26%
Fig Llc 107 $105,430 88.43%
System Soft Technologies Llc 107 $68,154 88.43%
Software Guidance Assistance Inc 107 $92,800 89.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospitalinc 7 $135,607 35.00%
Kargo Global Inc 7 $92,756 35.00%
Marc Jacobs International Llc 7 $120,848 35.00%
Humor Rainbow Inc 7 $117,865 36.84%
Ullink Inc 7 $112,989 36.84%
Simon Kucher And Partners Llc 7 $160,466 36.84%
Paychex North America Inc 7 $99,264 36.84%
Blackstone Inc 7 $132,891 36.84%
University Of Vermont Medical Group Inc 7 $108,630 36.84%
Forte Construction Corporation 7 $99,736 36.84%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Hatcheries 19 $31,559 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 19 $31,929 100.00%
Floriculture Production 18 $31,426 100.00%
Apiculture 17 $30,476 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 17 $29,790 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 16 $29,730 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $28,794 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 15 $27,995 100.00%

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 $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