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 %
Customer Service Representatives 30 $32,623 88.24%
Radiologists 30 $147,721 88.24%
Robotics Engineers 29 $93,558 87.88%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 27 $31,870 81.82%
Orthotists and Prosthetists 27 $51,891 81.82%
Mechatronics Engineers 27 $86,692 84.38%
Investment Fund Managers 27 $130,911 87.10%
Genetic Counselors 26 $75,476 86.67%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 25 $49,908 83.33%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 25 $70,828 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $112,705 50.00%
Gambia 2 $59,628 50.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 66.67%
Palestine 2 $73,081 66.67%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 66.67%
Niger 1 $149,926 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Razorfish Llc 108 $86,644 88.52%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 108 $59,558 88.52%
Knowledge Builders Inc 108 $75,207 88.52%
Vst Consulting Inc 108 $61,973 88.52%
Big Architecture Dpc 108 $57,235 88.52%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 108 $138,086 89.26%
Lyft Inc 108 $122,102 89.26%
Fig Llc 107 $105,430 88.43%
System Soft Technologies Llc 107 $68,154 88.43%
Software Guidance Assistance Inc 107 $92,800 89.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospitalinc 7 $135,607 35.00%
Kargo Global Inc 7 $92,756 35.00%
Marc Jacobs International Llc 7 $120,848 35.00%
Humor Rainbow Inc 7 $117,865 36.84%
Ullink Inc 7 $112,989 36.84%
Simon Kucher And Partners Llc 7 $160,466 36.84%
Paychex North America Inc 7 $99,264 36.84%
Blackstone Inc 7 $132,891 36.84%
University Of Vermont Medical Group Inc 7 $108,630 36.84%
Forte Construction Corporation 7 $99,736 36.84%

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