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 %
Duolingo Inc 18 $120,282 85.71%
Ramp Business Corporation 18 $116,830 85.71%
Scopus It Inc 18 $96,692 85.71%
Erp Cloud Technologies Llc 18 $90,911 85.71%
Hudson Valley Systems Solutions Inc 18 $89,400 85.71%
Cedrus Llc 18 $105,160 85.71%
Accern Corporation 18 $109,979 85.71%
Anchorage Capital Group Llc 18 $103,156 85.71%
Babatek Inc 18 $97,558 85.71%
Cls Bank International 18 $122,938 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beth Lipman 1 $24,336 25.00%
Ossining Upholstery Shop 1 $41,330 25.00%
Stone Services Corp 1 $29,349 25.00%
Cb Mgmt Svcs Incdba Beitals Exotic Aquariums 1 $19,469 25.00%
Harbor Advisors Llc 1 $105,914 25.00%
Renttarb Donuts 1 $47,757 25.00%
Abitino Foods Inc 1 $45,510 25.00%
Brandston Partnership Inc 1 $48,526 25.00%
United Colors Of Yael Llc 1 $31,450 25.00%
Matthew Bender Company Inc 1 $89,627 25.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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