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 %
Community Health Workers 16 $39,248 84.21%
Medical Equipment Repairers 16 $39,502 84.21%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 15 $34,603 78.95%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 15 $34,510 78.95%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 15 $81,582 83.33%
Surveyors 15 $69,799 83.33%
Audiologists 15 $69,806 83.33%
Environmental Economists 15 $85,243 83.33%
Pathologists 15 $166,295 83.33%
Microsystems Engineers 15 $81,336 88.24%
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 %
Persistent Systems Inc 147 $70,324 88.55%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 147 $112,658 88.55%
Ropes Gray Llp 146 $108,935 87.95%
Samiti Technology Inc 146 $62,529 87.95%
Wsp Usa Inc 145 $81,379 87.35%
United Health Services Hospitals Inc 145 $105,731 87.35%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 144 $142,734 86.75%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 144 $92,690 87.27%
The New School 144 $70,211 87.27%
Cavalier It Inc 143 $68,123 87.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zs Associates Inc 10 $118,310 35.71%
Cyrus Jm Corp 10 $49,939 35.71%
Tishman Speyer Properties Lp 10 $141,619 35.71%
Sinovision Incorporated 10 $61,917 37.04%
Carloha Inc 10 $72,430 37.04%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 10 $102,575 37.04%
Suny Buffalo State College 10 $54,247 37.04%
Bank Leumi Usa 10 $146,944 37.04%
Global Applications Solution Llc 10 $109,311 37.04%
Bloomingdalescom Llc 10 $78,516 37.04%

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