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 %
Library Technicians 9 $42,319 75.00%
Instructional Designers and Technologists 9 $60,130 81.82%
Hydrologists 9 $52,526 81.82%
Mathematical Technicians 9 $55,240 81.82%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 9 $74,900 90.00%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 9 $86,777 90.00%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 8 $157,889 80.00%
Financial Clerks, All Other 8 $35,113 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 8 $32,627 80.00%
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 8 $41,323 80.00%
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 %
Hsbc Securities Usa Inc 372 $106,328 90.95%
Capital One Services Llc 371 $96,729 90.71%
New York Technology Partners Inc 370 $74,136 90.69%
Markit North America Inc 370 $95,800 90.69%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 369 $59,192 90.89%
Tower Research Capital Llc 366 $117,165 90.37%
Svam International Inc 362 $73,509 89.60%
The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital 360 $111,250 89.33%
The Blackstone Group 360 $105,555 90.00%
Bilinguals Inc 353 $59,104 88.47%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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