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%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 141 $27,192 81.50%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 141 $128,285 81.50%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 141 $139,712 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 %
Sri Anjaneya Technologies Llc 14 $64,621 87.50%
Khoj Information Technology Inc 14 $72,426 87.50%
Best High Technologies Llc 14 $71,632 87.50%
Applexus Technologies Llc 14 $71,090 87.50%
Shimomura Co Cpas Pc 14 $64,036 87.50%
Cygtec Inc 14 $73,432 87.50%
Piorion Solutions Inc 14 $63,320 87.50%
Vimeo Llc 14 $83,485 87.50%
Prospance Inc 14 $64,348 87.50%
Empire Square Group Llc 14 $82,312 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sherb Co Llp 1 $71,302 33.33%
Test Dol Atlanta 1 $75,000 33.33%
Oconnor Davies Munns Dobins Llp 1 $87,922 33.33%
Cauldwell Wingate Llc 1 $59,592 33.33%
Avs Rx Inc Dba Rubin Chemists 1 $89,440 33.33%
Professional Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy 1 $22,960 33.33%
Mcmanus Miles 1 $136,989 33.33%
Playearth Inc 1 $73,736 33.33%
Frommer Lawrence Haug Llp 1 $73,133 33.33%
Middle Neck Supermarket Inc 1 $99,861 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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 $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