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 %
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 %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Blackstone Group 353 $105,497 88.69%
Oliver Wyman Inc 353 $94,270 89.82%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva Uni 349 $43,328 89.03%
Cyberthink Inc 345 $74,703 88.01%
Openwave Computing Llc 343 $69,682 87.72%
Epam Systems Inc 340 $83,540 87.86%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 339 $75,942 88.51%
Adp Technology Services Inc 339 $116,587 88.51%
Genpact Llc 336 $88,354 89.12%
Invagen Pharmaceuticals Inc 336 $60,293 90.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Partyka Sons Farms Llc 12 $31,694 100.00%
Gary Roberts 12 $31,692 100.00%
Rmv Farms Llc 12 $29,689 100.00%
Ameele Farms Llc 12 $27,449 100.00%
Lamora Farms 12 $32,025 100.00%
Salinger Orchard 12 $26,397 100.00%
Kc Bailey Orchards Inc 12 $27,085 100.00%
Triple G Farms Inc 12 $30,670 100.00%
Reeves Farms 12 $23,019 100.00%
Debucks Sod Farm Of Ny Inc 12 $27,922 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sligo Software Solutions Inc 23 $82,806 32.39%
Forest Laboratories Inc 22 $75,611 31.43%
Renaissance Technologies Llc 22 $78,077 31.43%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 22 $98,318 31.88%
Rsm Us Llp 22 $123,341 31.88%
Ondeck Capital Inc 22 $90,962 32.35%
Avenues New York Llc 22 $64,375 32.35%
Protiviti Inc 21 $117,472 30.88%
National Economic Research Associates Inc 21 $93,435 31.34%
Blue Heron Consulting Corporation 21 $89,671 31.34%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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