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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 1,958 $161,975 90.40%
Interior Designers 1,934 $50,929 90.25%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,892 $47,735 89.12%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,831 $80,343 89.32%
Cost Estimators 1,737 $63,096 85.65%
General and Operations Managers 1,641 $116,619 84.24%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,641 $56,504 85.87%
Industrial Engineers 1,622 $78,578 86.05%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,545 $85,479 83.69%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,484 $91,590 92.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 155 $56,980 85.16%
Actuaries 151 $131,221 84.36%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 147 $50,374 84.00%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 141 $128,285 81.50%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 141 $139,712 81.50%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 141 $27,192 82.46%
Childcare Workers 139 $25,591 82.25%
Credit Analysts 132 $108,865 79.52%
Industrial Engineers 132 $83,108 81.48%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 131 $148,677 82.39%
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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aspen Dental Associates Of Hudson Valley Pllc 14 $127,153 87.50%
Cvs Rx Services Inc 14 $108,098 87.50%
Revlon Consumer Products Corporation 14 $141,866 87.50%
Commerx Us Inc 14 $102,199 87.50%
New York Business Advisory Corporate Services Inc 14 $109,283 87.50%
Groop Internet Platform Inc 14 $94,844 87.50%
Developonbox Llc 14 $67,954 87.50%
Take Solutions Inc 14 $58,173 87.50%
Clutchpoint Llc 14 $71,782 87.50%
Symbol Software Services Inc 14 $81,068 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Idc Global Inc 1 $101,088 33.33%
Horizontal Systems Inc 1 $85,925 33.33%
Research Foundation Of Suny Upstate Medical Univ 1 $70,699 33.33%
Amsac Inc 1 $72,821 33.33%
Dr Steven B David 1 $73,050 33.33%
Lewis County General Hospital 1 $115,336 33.33%
Albany Sarang Fellowship Church 1 $31,470 33.33%
One Therapeutic Physical Therapy Pc 1 $93,642 33.33%
Napach Rothenberg Architects 1 $70,054 33.33%
Inner View Inc 1 $117,333 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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage