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 %
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,980 $71,474 81.38%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2,974 $49,447 89.23%
Mechanical Engineers 2,760 $74,355 88.97%
Financial Specialists, All Other 2,744 $73,314 90.92%
Public Relations Specialists 2,467 $51,478 84.40%
Chemists 2,129 $61,237 91.14%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,054 $77,739 89.11%
Electrical Engineers 2,051 $81,358 91.36%
Marketing Managers 1,917 $140,883 89.45%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,868 $79,966 91.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 214 $109,201 93.86%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 209 $55,561 93.30%
Mechanical Engineers 207 $79,734 92.83%
Operations Research Analysts 187 $71,457 86.18%
General and Operations Managers 186 $138,124 88.15%
Database Administrators 181 $99,321 87.86%
Electrical Engineers 179 $86,549 92.75%
Chemists 177 $75,765 94.65%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 173 $87,317 93.51%
Materials Engineers 160 $84,185 87.91%
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 %
Computech Computers Inc 54 $75,996 90.00%
Thinkbrq 54 $76,303 90.00%
Yipit Llc 54 $90,704 90.00%
National Vision Inc 54 $100,129 90.00%
Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp 54 $117,480 90.00%
Caremark Llc 54 $121,534 90.00%
Blackstone Inc 54 $125,168 90.00%
General Electric Company Ge Global Research Cent 53 $90,018 88.33%
Valles Vendiola Llp 53 $61,280 88.33%
Ritnoa Inc 53 $57,877 88.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jung Sik Dang Corp 4 $51,652 40.00%
Structuretech New York Inc 4 $83,954 40.00%
Bojin Tech Inc 4 $85,384 40.00%
Lupa Investment Management Llc 4 $107,734 40.00%
Lodging Solutions Llc 4 $73,788 40.00%
Redefined Corp 4 $103,958 40.00%
Calvary Design Team Inc Dba Calvary Automation 4 $110,750 40.00%
Paper Cut Clothing Llc 4 $58,542 40.00%
Nassau Dental Pc 4 $30,961 40.00%
Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers Pllc 4 $86,986 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Claims Adjusting 6 $80,576 100.00%
Motion Picture Theaters Except Drive Ins 6 $54,333 100.00%
Spice And Extract Manufacturing 6 $126,665 100.00%
Adhesive Manufacturing 6 $81,189 100.00%
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 6 $72,918 100.00%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing 5 $79,149 83.33%
Pulp Mills 5 $80,766 83.33%
Other Textile Product Mills 5 $37,319 83.33%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs 5 $94,565 83.33%
Photofinishing Laboratories Except One Hour 5 $69,430 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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