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 %
Environmental Engineering Technicians 14 $40,401 87.50%
Drafters, All Other 13 $37,696 81.25%
Foresters 13 $61,056 81.25%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 13 $65,285 86.67%
Urologists 13 $132,611 86.67%
Acupuncturists 13 $54,194 86.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 12 $47,978 80.00%
Nurse Anesthetists 12 $161,994 80.00%
Biochemical Engineers 12 $68,839 85.71%
Appraisers, Real Estate 11 $63,676 78.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sales Agents, Financial Services 3 $91,561 15.79%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 3 $59,329 15.79%
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 3 $34,188 15.79%
Correspondence Clerks 3 $39,146 15.79%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 3 $70,901 15.79%
Data Entry Keyers 3 $26,014 15.79%
Computer Operators 3 $46,536 15.79%
Therapists, All Other 3 $62,455 15.79%
Craft Artists 3 $52,021 15.79%
Fabric Menders, Except Garment 3 $31,110 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 %
Portugal 54 $98,072 41.54%
Sweden 50 $114,912 42.74%
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 42.24%
Indonesia 49 $88,014 43.75%
Hungary 48 $96,148 44.44%
Kazakhstan 43 $75,397 44.79%
Switzerland 40 $103,948 42.11%
Honduras 38 $61,934 40.43%
Belgium 36 $116,400 38.71%
Albania 35 $57,560 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wilhelmina Models Inc 86 $49,302 88.66%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 86 $100,491 88.66%
Calypso Technology Inc 86 $110,971 88.66%
Yeshiva University 86 $86,673 89.58%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 86 $75,950 89.58%
Citiustech Inc 86 $91,229 89.58%
Everyday Health Media Llc 86 $97,338 89.58%
Envogue International Llc 86 $71,735 89.58%
Learningmate Solutions Inc 86 $70,185 90.53%
Svv Infotech Inc 86 $59,439 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dean P Brightly Farms 2 $21,226 100.00%
Excelsior Farms 2 $32,573 100.00%
Four Maples Vineyard Winery Inc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Terrace Mountain Orchard Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Cochrane Farms Inc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Giroux Orchards Llc Order 4 2 $36,140 100.00%
C Rowe Sons Farm Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Stone Ledge Farm Llc 2 $19,469 100.00%
Giroux Orchards Llc Order 3 2 $36,140 100.00%
Catch Wire Llc 2 $36,140 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Claude R Mcgaughey Iii Racing Stable Inc 6 $24,419 37.50%
Keep Truckin Inc 6 $69,888 37.50%
Visa Usa 6 $88,319 37.50%
Jung Sik Dang Corp 6 $58,566 40.00%
Bojin Tech Inc 6 $83,280 40.00%
Ariba Inc 6 $111,090 40.00%
Workfusion Inc 6 $114,230 40.00%
Walmart Associates Inc 6 $138,417 40.00%
Airbnb Inc 6 $70,231 40.00%
Siemens Mobility Inc 6 $116,615 40.00%

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