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 %
Biological Scientists, All Other 3,067 $50,270 83.75%
Mechanical Engineers 3,006 $75,653 88.93%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,978 $71,438 89.35%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2,803 $73,951 90.45%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,768 $102,426 89.75%
Public Relations Specialists 2,623 $52,239 88.56%
Chemists 2,302 $62,286 90.56%
Electrical Engineers 2,241 $82,742 89.39%
Marketing Managers 2,151 $143,955 86.18%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,049 $77,678 91.84%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 230 $110,287 98.71%
Mechanical Engineers 217 $80,008 95.59%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 212 $55,530 93.39%
Operations Research Analysts 199 $72,429 88.44%
General and Operations Managers 195 $136,840 87.44%
Electrical Engineers 187 $87,301 85.78%
Database Administrators 182 $99,334 84.65%
Chemists 180 $75,839 90.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 176 $87,581 94.12%
Materials Engineers 160 $84,185 86.49%
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 %
Netherlands 68 $119,430 40.72%
Chile 67 $105,775 40.61%
Hong Kong 67 $93,247 41.88%
Thailand 66 $67,623 42.31%
Lebanon 64 $105,866 41.83%
Jamaica 63 $64,885 43.45%
Dominican Republic 61 $80,047 42.96%
New Zealand 56 $111,664 42.11%
Trinidad And Tobago 56 $57,680 42.75%
El Salvador 55 $49,948 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Munich American Reassurance Company 55 $127,108 88.71%
Liontree Llc 55 $105,751 88.71%
Alstom Signaling Inc 55 $82,624 88.71%
Wireless Generation Inc 55 $75,140 88.71%
The Trade Desk Inc 55 $109,210 88.71%
Target Health Inc 55 $58,160 88.71%
New York University Courant Institute Of Mathematical Sciences 55 $80,569 88.71%
Valles Vendiola Llp 55 $61,941 90.16%
Bright Power Inc 55 $70,602 90.16%
I28 Technologies Corporation 54 $66,311 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Finastra Technology Inc 4 $116,137 40.00%
Open Road Integrated Media 4 $118,785 40.00%
Marks Bookkeeping Services Llc 4 $65,042 40.00%
Beenverified Inc 4 $93,943 40.00%
Lactalis American Group 4 $82,717 40.00%
Bswinc 4 $60,159 40.00%
Tenaron Capital Management Lp 4 $127,234 40.00%
Dcd Construction Llc 4 $85,322 40.00%
Nasdaq 4 $109,344 40.00%
Skf Electrical Corp 4 $82,025 40.00%

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