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 %
Yemen	2	$75,015	40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$112,705	50.00%
Gambia	2	$59,628	50.00%
Ivory Coast	2	$100,381	50.00%
Rwanda	2	$116,127	50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	2	$100,995	50.00%
Guinea-bissau	2	$67,330	66.67%
Palestine	2	$73,081	66.67%
Afghanistan	2	$60,086	66.67%
Niger	1	$149,926	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Svv Infotech Inc	86	$59,439	90.53%
Global Data Management Inc	85	$81,083	89.47%
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc	85	$126,649	89.47%
Jsmn International Inc	85	$77,577	89.47%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc	85	$114,126	89.47%
Bpa International Inc	85	$41,531	89.47%
Pratt Institute	85	$119,959	90.43%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company	85	$95,473	90.43%
Polaris Software Lab India Limited	85	$62,430	90.43%
Cloudeeva Inc	84	$59,754	89.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Automotivemastermind Inc	6	$102,738	37.50%
Curti Associates Ltd	6	$32,708	37.50%
Claude R Mcgaughey Iii Racing Stable Inc	6	$24,419	37.50%
Tech Eternity Corp	6	$73,330	37.50%
Neustar Information Services Inc	6	$73,005	37.50%
View The Space Inc	6	$91,482	37.50%
Renaissance Learning Inc	6	$134,555	37.50%
Bofaml Securities Inc	6	$90,480	37.50%
Xeroinc	6	$118,921	37.50%
Keep Truckin Inc	6	$69,888	37.50%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,399	$115,551	13.99%
Advertising Agencies	795	$105,078	20.63%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	693	$99,324	19.62%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	602	$775,052	21.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	582	$89,426	24.26%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	561	$107,136	27.39%
Marketing Consulting Services	466	$93,218	27.99%
Full Service Restaurants	376	$50,108	24.82%
Other Accounting Services	320	$93,858	22.32%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	305	$114,656	21.68%

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.