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 %
Orthodontists 16 $205,397 88.89%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 15 $81,582 83.33%
Pathologists 15 $166,295 83.33%
Surveyors 15 $69,799 83.33%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 15 $34,510 88.24%
Audiologists 15 $69,806 88.24%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 15 $63,902 88.24%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 14 $69,972 82.35%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 14 $52,655 82.35%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 14 $79,584 82.35%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 4 $70,684 20.00%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 4 $60,492 20.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 4 $30,893 20.00%
Skincare Specialists 4 $32,911 20.00%
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 3 $36,026 15.00%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 3 $70,901 15.00%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 3 $56,597 15.00%
Craft Artists 3 $52,021 15.79%
Mechanical Drafters 3 $57,443 15.79%
Concierges 3 $43,853 15.79%
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 %
Grenada 7 $58,419 41.18%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%
Tanzania 7 $111,172 43.75%
St Lucia 7 $65,428 43.75%
Barbados 6 $95,247 40.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 6 $80,184 40.00%
Tajikistan 6 $76,333 40.00%
Montenegro 6 $103,284 40.00%
Uganda 6 $89,116 42.86%
Estonia 6 $89,365 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine 643 $67,710 89.93%
Sapient Corporation 637 $100,345 91.79%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 630 $53,185 90.91%
Csc Holdings Llc 628 $100,335 92.08%
Sg Americas Securities Llc 605 $102,684 90.16%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 594 $115,701 89.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 575 $68,281 87.12%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 558 $103,856 87.19%
Nomura America Services Llc 554 $106,854 87.24%
Mindtree Limited 552 $73,494 87.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Asam Family Farms Llc 17 $24,579 100.00%
Barone Gardens Llc 17 $28,965 100.00%
Dj J Farms Inc 17 $29,020 100.00%
Robert O Davenport And Sons Llc 16 $32,018 100.00%
Schwab Farm Llc 16 $32,094 100.00%
Gary M Craft 16 $30,628 100.00%
Samascott Orchards 16 $27,335 100.00%
Mg Hurd And Sons 16 $25,613 100.00%
Garden Time Inc 16 $27,075 100.00%
Johnson Potato Farm 16 $31,626 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hedgeserv Corporation 39 $93,380 36.79%
Publishers Clearing House Llc 39 $100,398 37.14%
New York Global Consultants Inc 38 $101,391 36.54%
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc 38 $77,837 36.54%
Squarespace 38 $123,351 37.62%
Wafts Solutions Inc 38 $81,824 38.00%
Lyft Inc 37 $99,245 37.00%
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holding Corp 37 $109,413 37.00%
Cisco Systems Inc 36 $115,482 37.11%
Numerix Llc 36 $99,927 37.50%

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