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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 5 $75,013 23.81%
Chiropractors 5 $80,292 23.81%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 5 $50,802 23.81%
Statistical Assistants 5 $39,454 23.81%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 5 $39,666 23.81%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 5 $53,348 23.81%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 5 $30,364 23.81%
Photographers 5 $67,546 23.81%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $60,906 23.81%
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 5 $38,896 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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rwanda 2 $116,127 66.67%
Niger 1 $104,624 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 33.33%
Sudan 1 $137,010 33.33%
Guinea 1 $85,758 33.33%
Cambodia 1 $21,674 33.33%
Mozambique 1 $55,723 33.33%
Togo 1 $82,597 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Baha Industries Corp 442 $116,887 88.40%
Jean Martin Inc 439 $73,720 88.87%
Nomura Securities International Inc 433 $119,141 88.73%
Thomson Reuters Markets Llc 428 $96,326 87.70%
Moodys Analytics Inc 427 $103,835 88.04%
Capital One Services Llc 425 $102,071 91.20%
State University Of New York At Stony Brook 420 $46,554 92.31%
New York University Hospitals Center 416 $53,885 91.83%
Deloitte Transactions And Business Analytics Llp 414 $77,350 92.62%
Diaspark Inc 409 $67,884 92.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Critz Farms 14 $24,217 100.00%
Troys Landscape Supply Co Inc 14 $27,374 100.00%
Ochs Orchard 14 $25,856 100.00%
Orchard Dale Fruit Company Llc 14 $24,615 100.00%
N O Horticultural Products Ltd 14 $22,482 100.00%
Lucule Llc 14 $30,298 100.00%
Williams Farms Llc 14 $31,496 100.00%
Mm Produce Farms Sales Llc 14 $31,742 100.00%
Emmi Sons Inc 14 $26,049 100.00%
Leverenz Farms Inc 14 $30,347 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Societe Generale 29 $131,858 34.12%
Goldmansachs Co 29 $103,439 34.12%
Infusion Dev Llc 29 $108,372 34.52%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 29 $102,814 35.37%
Infor Us Inc 29 $111,656 35.37%
Capital One National Association 28 $84,082 34.57%
Populus Group Llc 28 $49,921,495 35.00%
Dailymotion 28 $101,725 35.00%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 27 $139,069 34.18%
Razorfish Llc 27 $99,297 34.18%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage