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 %
Marvel Architects Pllc 17 $60,587 89.47%
Afs Intercultural Programs Inc 17 $67,064 89.47%
Ivy Elite Inc 17 $64,750 89.47%
Belgo Mobile Llc 17 $62,839 89.47%
Relo Redac Inc 17 $48,971 89.47%
Atlas Systems Inc 17 $59,224 89.47%
Thinknxt Llc 17 $53,560 89.47%
Opel Systems Inc 17 $56,519 89.47%
Ameritech Global Inc 17 $73,180 89.47%
Clipperdata Llc 17 $65,419 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Franzoso Contracting Inc 1 $44,346 33.33%
Goldman Sachs New Jersey Llc 1 $79,955 33.33%
Bricolage Designs 1 $39,270 33.33%
The Farrell Law Firm Llp 1 $80,059 33.33%
Lighthouse System Solution Llc 1 $63,586 33.33%
Wcking Enterprise Inc 1 $30,597 33.33%
Landor Associates 1 $36,837 33.33%
Lovett Silverman Construction Consultants Inc 1 $122,720 33.33%
Carol Dauplaise Ltd 1 $31,616 33.33%
Nails New Now 1 $16,286 33.33%

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