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 %
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 %
Adp Technology Services Inc 306 $115,454 90.80%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 304 $74,980 91.84%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 304 $105,861 91.84%
Mitchellmartin Inc 302 $118,867 92.35%
Research Foundation Of Suny At Buffalo 302 $51,185 92.64%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 299 $97,356 92.00%
Elc Management Llc 294 $101,792 91.02%
Palantir Technologies Inc 294 $102,268 92.16%
Iris Software Inc 293 $101,419 92.14%
Medidata Solutions Inc 288 $99,679 91.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nbcuniversal Media Llc 20 $145,124 31.75%
National Grid Usa Service Company Inc 20 $99,732 31.75%
Markitserv Llc 20 $100,009 32.26%
Squarepoint Ops Llc 20 $92,497 32.26%
Openlink Financial Llc 20 $98,442 32.79%
Point72 Lp 19 $92,517 31.15%
Parsons Transportation Group Inc 19 $92,076 31.15%
John C Kimmel Racing Stable 19 $24,812 31.15%
Verint Systems Inc 19 $109,194 31.67%
Deloitte Fas Llp 19 $113,152 32.20%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $69,247 87.50%
Rail Transportation 28 $89,871 87.50%
Mobile Food Services 27 $65,587 84.38%
Building Finishing Contractors 27 $70,771 84.38%
Lessors Of Real Estate 27 $94,099 84.38%
New Car Dealers 27 $85,782 87.10%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 27 $59,719 87.10%
Distilleries 27 $104,557 87.10%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 26 $79,014 83.87%
Other Gambling Industries 26 $112,396 83.87%
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