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 %
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 %
New York University 1,381 $73,281 81.33%
Headstrong Services Llc 1,363 $83,570 82.76%
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 1,347 $103,964 83.41%
Google Inc 1,308 $93,461 81.29%
Merrill Lynch 1,297 $98,428 91.92%
State University Of New York At Buffalo 1,237 $47,588 88.61%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc 1,160 $100,083 83.33%
Weill Cornell Medical College 1,120 $58,694 81.51%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,096 $107,550 79.83%
Bofa Securities Inc 1,079 $113,030 81.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tanisha Systems Inc 67 $113,809 31.46%
The Blackstone Group 66 $122,438 34.92%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 65 $105,350 34.95%
Incandescent Technologies Inc 64 $128,807 34.59%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 63 $116,120 34.24%
New York Power Authority 62 $87,862 34.44%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 62 $105,707 35.23%
Entech Engineering Pc 61 $79,945 36.31%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 61 $81,170 36.53%
Jefferies Llc 61 $128,054 36.97%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 18 $60,588 81.82%
Outpatient Care Centers 18 $115,751 81.82%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels 18 $93,877 81.82%
Aircraft Manufacturing 18 $101,808 81.82%
Flooring Contractors 18 $59,983 81.82%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 18 $65,952 81.82%
Limousine Service 17 $69,319 77.27%
Curtain And Linen Mills 17 $55,981 77.27%
Other Support Activities For Transportation 17 $64,676 77.27%
Mattress Manufacturing 17 $86,276 80.95%
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