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 %
Residential Advisors 24 $32,581 82.76%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 24 $36,522 82.76%
Marriage and Family Therapists 24 $43,637 85.71%
Climate Change Analysts 24 $67,830 85.71%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 23 $52,389 85.19%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $62,780 85.19%
Neurologists 23 $176,413 88.46%
Photographers 22 $32,502 84.62%
Construction and Building Inspectors 22 $50,081 84.62%
Animal Scientists 22 $59,888 88.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 5 $65,485 23.81%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 5 $50,802 23.81%
Nannies 5 $26,820 23.81%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 5 $50,053 23.81%
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 5 $33,917 23.81%
Animal Breeders 5 $32,086 23.81%
Statistical Assistants 5 $39,454 23.81%
Furniture Finishers 5 $38,630 23.81%
Sociologists 5 $63,095 23.81%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 5 $52,212 23.81%
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 %
Nigeria 92 $94,321 41.07%
Iran 91 $75,361 46.43%
Guatemala 82 $1,239,477 42.05%
Malaysia 79 $142,105 40.93%
South Africa 77 $106,591 40.10%
Peru 75 $66,843 39.27%
Venezuela 75 $90,356 40.98%
Bulgaria 72 $86,314 40.00%
Romania 71 $88,731 42.51%
Netherlands 67 $120,652 40.61%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc 211 $59,951 88.28%
Diversant Llc 210 $95,464 87.87%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 210 $102,064 87.87%
Apple Inc 210 $134,564 88.24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 209 $97,916 88.19%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc 208 $105,976 88.89%
Alfa Services Usa Inc 207 $69,162 88.46%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 206 $125,459 88.41%
Health Research Inc 205 $58,936 88.36%
We Work Management Llc 204 $93,108 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Snap Inc 14 $104,922 33.33%
Doordash Inc 14 $96,609 33.33%
Pegaframe Infotech Inc 14 $134,000 33.33%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 14 $100,747 33.33%
Jump Operations 14 $110,809 33.33%
Exlservicecom Llc 14 $107,116 33.33%
American Education Center Inc 14 $58,227 33.33%
Shinhan Bank America Inc 14 $59,265 34.15%
Capital Iq Inc 14 $110,741 34.15%
Open Society Foundations 14 $110,248 34.15%

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