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 %
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 43.75%
Sweden 48 $100,463 44.44%
Portugal 48 $94,804 46.60%
Hungary 45 $94,782 45.00%
Indonesia 43 $84,322 46.74%
Switzerland 35 $101,746 41.18%
Honduras 34 $60,849 40.00%
Belgium 31 $110,788 37.80%
United States Of America 29 $69,212 35.37%
Serbia 27 $100,039 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dia Associates Llc 82 $87,192 91.11%
The Carlyle Group Employee Co Llc 82 $108,837 92.13%
Sidley Austin Us Llp 81 $132,370 91.01%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 81 $65,157 91.01%
The Mill Group Inc 81 $63,206 91.01%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 81 $97,194 92.05%
Mezocliq Llc 81 $109,069 92.05%
Long Island University 81 $88,785 92.05%
New York State Office Of Mental Health 81 $115,651 92.05%
Novisync Solutions Inc 81 $49,426 92.05%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qualitrol Company Llc 5 $81,532 33.33%
Quadro Partners Inc Dba Cadre 5 $127,999 33.33%
Sartorius Stedim North America 5 $119,671 33.33%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 5 $103,983 33.33%
Terraform Power Llc 5 $158,313 33.33%
Kinesso Llc 5 $129,069 33.33%
2255 Emmons Cafe Lounge 5 $50,103 33.33%
Allstate Intl Freight Usa Inc 5 $56,464 33.33%
Airbnb Inc 5 $73,382 33.33%
Ariba Inc 5 $116,562 33.33%

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