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 %
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	33	$35,714	86.84%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	33	$79,234	86.84%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	32	$41,300	86.49%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	32	$48,211	86.49%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	31	$43,028	83.78%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	31	$48,819	83.78%
Clinical Psychologists	31	$70,195	83.78%
Logistics Engineers	31	$73,444	86.11%
Chiropractors	31	$69,371	86.11%
Photonics Engineers	30	$71,409	85.71%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	6	$35,752	27.27%
Surveyors	6	$69,496	27.27%
Cooks, All Other	6	$26,725	27.27%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$61,439	27.27%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	6	$69,025	27.27%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	6	$26,825	27.27%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	6	$51,608	27.27%
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	6	$31,685	27.27%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	6	$61,846	27.27%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	6	$111,356	27.27%

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 %
Birlasoft Inc	409	$66,429	88.34%
Aetna Resources Llc	406	$116,052	87.88%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp	401	$76,017	89.71%
Gcom Software Inc	401	$85,187	90.11%
Moodys Investors Service Inc	395	$100,320	89.77%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine	394	$54,659	90.16%
Diaspark Inc	390	$66,647	92.42%
State University Of New York At Binghamton	387	$42,080	92.14%
State University Of New York At Stony Brook	384	$45,570	92.75%
Moodys Analytics Inc	372	$101,271	89.86%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Balyasny Asset Management Lp	27	$103,258	33.75%
Razorfish Llc	27	$99,297	33.75%
Brown Brothers Harriman Co	27	$112,808	33.75%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company	26	$110,297	32.91%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp	26	$137,839	33.33%
Digitalocean Llc	26	$123,645	33.33%
Tapestry Inc	26	$112,626	33.77%
Tri State Gunite	26	$32,885	33.77%
Ebusinessware Inc	25	$77,650	32.47%
Syscom Usa Inc	25	$73,566	32.47%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	7,115	$73,059	88.40%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	6,883	$105,703	90.45%
Other Computer Related Services	6,812	$79,075	89.95%
Management Consulting Services	6,793	$85,042	90.13%
Architectural Services	6,599	$56,858	92.90%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	5,873	$77,392	94.22%
Advertising Agencies	4,567	$78,655	84.22%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	4,141	$109,560	92.70%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	3,812	$65,659	87.53%
Credit Card Issuing	3,294	$105,414	87.14%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	100	$31,866	100.00%
Potato Farming	82	$28,865	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	81	$29,899	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	76	$31,407	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	46	$28,880	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	37	$30,604	100.00%
Wineries	35	$31,038	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	27	$30,511	100.00%
Landscaping Services	20	$31,651	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	20	$30,987	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels	253	$281,686	20.65%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	216	$93,740	19.83%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	214	$43,518	20.04%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate	209	$93,872	20.59%
Masonry Contractors	176	$51,862	17.87%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	155	$70,234	16.90%
Other Spectator Sports	138	$31,731	16.03%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges	126	$112,122	15.85%
Collection Agencies	125	$109,426	18.04%
Nail Salons	122	$30,559	18.57%

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.