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 %
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,822 $46,964 89.62%
Interior Designers 1,811 $50,148 89.30%
Financial Managers 1,683 $155,634 87.38%
Cost Estimators 1,645 $62,119 86.95%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 1,574 $98,531 85.27%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,514 $54,865 82.82%
General and Operations Managers 1,493 $115,281 85.71%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,490 $84,890 88.53%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,490 $91,648 88.96%
Industrial Engineers 1,482 $77,107 93.68%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 145 $56,111 81.01%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 143 $49,871 82.66%
Actuaries 143 $130,582 84.12%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 141 $139,712 83.43%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 137 $126,985 82.53%
Credit Analysts 131 $108,503 80.37%
Childcare Workers 131 $25,140 81.37%
Industrial Engineers 128 $82,789 79.50%
Information Security Analysts 128 $124,940 80.50%
Economists 121 $96,610 85.21%
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 %
Lithuania 12 $85,688 52.17%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Norway 11 $124,089 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 11 $114,441 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 9 $86,505 42.86%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 44.44%
Senegal 7 $83,362 43.75%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jt Magen Company Inc 151 $75,726 88.82%
Indus Valley Partners Corp 151 $73,827 88.82%
Shake N Go Fashion Inc 151 $47,705 89.35%
Groupm Worldwide Llc 151 $84,488 89.35%
Admarketplace Inc 151 $75,077 89.88%
Essen Medical Associates Pc 150 $102,825 89.29%
Sirius Xm Radio Inc 150 $111,267 89.82%
Tringapps Inc 150 $69,079 89.82%
Argus Information Advisory Services Llc 150 $64,473 90.36%
Satyam Computer Services Ltd 150 $68,610 90.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
University At Buffalo Pediatric Associates Inc 10 $63,814 35.71%
Stanford New York Llc 10 $58,621 35.71%
Syracuse Academy Of Science Charter School 10 $54,158 35.71%
Lycee Francais De New York 10 $79,613 35.71%
Buro Happold Inc 10 $89,588 35.71%
Kiska Construction Inc 10 $63,891 35.71%
Spa Castle Inc 10 $69,139 35.71%
Yext 10 $110,074 35.71%
Axioma Inc 10 $100,148 35.71%
Pubmatic Inc 10 $117,260 35.71%

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