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 %
Biochemical Engineers 13 $70,747 86.67%
Foresters 13 $61,056 92.86%
Urologists 13 $132,611 92.86%
Bioinformatics Technicians 12 $47,978 85.71%
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 12 $51,145 85.71%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 12 $65,020 85.71%
Billing and Posting Clerks 11 $32,357 78.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 11 $64,356 84.62%
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 11 $56,518 84.62%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 11 $67,558 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 3 $36,872 16.67%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $79,442 16.67%
Sales Agents, Financial Services 3 $91,561 16.67%
Concierges 3 $43,853 16.67%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 3 $66,227 16.67%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 3 $59,329 16.67%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 3 $63,169 16.67%
Automotive Master Mechanics 3 $34,673 16.67%
Dishwashers 3 $21,438 16.67%
Epidemiologists 3 $57,408 16.67%
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 %
Swaziland 1 $86,653 50.00%
Malawi 1 $66,664 50.00%
Sudan 1 $137,010 50.00%
Burundi 1 $90,522 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $87,547 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fis Management Services Llc 59 $93,541 89.39%
3edgeusagroup Llc 59 $69,588 89.39%
Spirit Pharmaceuticals Llc 59 $68,590 89.39%
Essex Lake Group Llc 59 $87,840 89.39%
Welch Allyn Inc 59 $84,854 89.39%
Robinhood Markets Inc 59 $114,764 89.39%
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York 59 $125,537 90.77%
Royal Bank Of Canada 58 $120,984 89.23%
Mediaocean Llc 58 $97,896 89.23%
Yash Technologies Inc 58 $67,981 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
American Asia Express Corp 4 $59,712 36.36%
Uneed Solutions Inc Dba Noviant 4 $62,593 36.36%
Perkan Concrete Corp 4 $96,132 36.36%
Luctom Pizza Corp Dba Lucios Pizza 4 $31,827 36.36%
Advantek International Inc 4 $103,272 36.36%
Pei Partnership Architects Llp 4 $60,055 36.36%
Ismael Leyva Architect Pc 4 $71,157 36.36%
Meltwater News Us1 Inc 4 $99,697 36.36%
Portolano Products Inc 4 $50,929 36.36%
Soho New York Lodging Llc 4 $108,410 36.36%

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