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 %
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 %
Automated Building Management Systems Inc 79 $81,944 90.80%
Softnice Inc 79 $70,428 90.80%
The Npd Group Inc 79 $93,870 90.80%
The Execusearch Group Llc 79 $78,323 90.80%
Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum Inc 79 $67,420 91.86%
Nihaki Systems Inc 79 $75,136 91.86%
Michael Kors Usa Inc 79 $74,432 91.86%
The City College Of New York 79 $97,100 91.86%
Systime Computer Corporation 79 $61,530 91.86%
Deloitte Llp 79 $99,645 91.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Conmed Corporation 5 $73,466 35.71%
Gannaway Web Holdings Llc Dba Worldnow 5 $78,853 35.71%
Albany Memorial Hospital 5 $47,433 35.71%
Hsp Services Inc 5 $75,600 35.71%
Tabata Oxford Personnel Llc 5 $67,658 35.71%
Largo Management Llc 5 $121,352 35.71%
Elite Group International Ny Inc 5 $49,991 35.71%
Tokyo Electron Us Holdings Inc 5 $70,778 35.71%
Clsa Americas Llc 5 $130,632 35.71%
Liberty Mutual Group Inc 5 $109,446 35.71%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 1 $75,733 100.00%
Office Supplies And Stationery Retailers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $62,504 100.00%
Creamery Butter Manufacturing 1 $45,802 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $93,850 100.00%
Waste Collection 1 $47,341 100.00%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $148,346 100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 1 $56,389 100.00%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $91,062 100.00%
Coal Mining 1 $44,616 100.00%
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