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 %
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	46	$50,973	92.00%
Logistics Engineers	45	$73,277	90.00%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	44	$51,606	89.80%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors	43	$39,207	87.76%
Robotics Engineers	42	$96,297	85.71%
Climate Change Analysts	42	$73,062	87.50%
Mechanical Drafters	42	$41,665	87.50%
Tax Preparers	40	$37,103	85.11%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	39	$41,033	82.98%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	38	$47,310	80.85%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Managers, Branch or Department	8	$144,396	32.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians	8	$64,956	32.00%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	8	$54,790	33.33%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$52,018	33.33%
Upholsterers	8	$39,109	33.33%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	8	$31,153	33.33%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$56,179	33.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	8	$45,884	33.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	7	$43,514	29.17%
Tax Preparers	7	$49,997	29.17%

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 %
Renowned Corp	281	$62,701	90.65%
Doordash Inc	279	$137,860	90.58%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co Llc	279	$98,006	90.58%
General Electric Company	275	$102,515	89.87%
Bnp Paribas	274	$106,200	90.13%
Slalom Llc	273	$109,026	89.80%
Argus Information And Advisory Services Llc	273	$78,603	90.70%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp	272	$67,320	90.37%
Netrovert Software Inc	272	$86,781	91.89%
Kforce Inc	268	$90,133	90.85%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Duncan Family Farms Llc	10	$33,875	100.00%
Burgers Farm	10	$28,985	100.00%
The Forest Farmers Llc	10	$34,734	100.00%
Deer Run Farms Llc	10	$29,214	100.00%
Tassone Farms	10	$23,564	100.00%
River View Farms Llc	10	$33,005	100.00%
Pearl Creek Management Inc	10	$31,171	100.00%
Mw Farms Inc	10	$34,054	100.00%
Thomas S Roe	10	$30,168	100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farms Llc	10	$33,005	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Full Gospel New York Church	18	$50,289	31.58%
State University Of New York At Cortland	18	$40,064	31.58%
Ivy Enterprises Inc	18	$60,410	31.58%
Henningson Durham Richardson Pc	18	$85,659	31.58%
Clifford Chance Us Llp	18	$153,446	32.14%
Jump Operations	18	$106,381	32.14%
Envogue International Llc	18	$78,321	32.73%
Gilsanz Murray Steficek Llp Engineers And Architec	18	$73,816	32.73%
Commerzbank Ag Ny Branch	18	$115,037	32.73%
Pivotal Software Inc	18	$115,309	32.73%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	703	$93,551	86.15%
Other Sound Recording Industries	697	$113,483	90.76%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	667	$72,944	87.30%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	647	$63,329	88.87%
Office Administrative Services	636	$91,629	88.33%
Media Buying Agencies	631	$86,005	88.25%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	598	$126,452	88.86%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	584	$79,847	88.08%
Computer Facilities Management Services	583	$86,305	88.60%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	581	$84,497	89.52%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hog And Pig Farming	1	$35,256	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	1	$37,024	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement	157	$70,388	96.91%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	155	$86,623	98.73%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	154	$64,235	98.09%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	152	$91,723	96.82%
Other Sound Recording Industries	148	$114,490	95.48%
Construction Of Buildings	148	$47,493	96.10%
Office Administrative Services	144	$101,793	94.74%
Graphic Design Services	144	$67,854	97.30%
Construction	143	$51,489	96.62%
Offices Of Physicians	139	$106,604	96.53%

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.