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 %
Healthnow New York Inc	60	$79,807	89.55%
Precision Technologies Corp	60	$78,433	89.55%
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc	60	$67,135	89.55%
Top Rehab Inc	60	$60,176	89.55%
Comtek Global Inc	59	$75,611	88.06%
Yai National Institute For People With Disabilities	59	$45,172	88.06%
Cloudray Inc	59	$74,116	88.06%
Mediaagility Inc	59	$93,051	88.06%
Cerberus Capital Management Lp	59	$105,594	89.39%
James Corner Field Operations Llc	59	$59,200	89.39%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	4	$88,967	36.36%
Serengeti Asset Management Lp	4	$96,367	36.36%
For Renew Home Corp	4	$38,449	36.36%
Torys Llp	4	$142,038	36.36%
Rizzo Associates Inc	4	$26,598	36.36%
Tri R Services Inc	4	$43,687	36.36%
State University Of New York College At Purchase	4	$42,953	36.36%
Kwikaid Pharmacy	4	$65,827	36.36%
Salibello Broder Llp	4	$91,754	36.36%
Tishman Construction Corporation Of New York	4	$98,826	36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Polish And Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing	3	$49,899	100.00%
Other Pipeline Transportation	2	$218,725	66.67%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying	2	$58,614	66.67%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$124,509	66.67%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Local	2	$63,190	66.67%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	2	$38,012	66.67%
Funeral Homes And Funeral Services	2	$161,429	66.67%
Art Dealers	2	$69,566	66.67%
Clay Building Material And Refractories Manufacturing	2	$49,244	66.67%
Apprenticeship Training	2	$45,677	66.67%

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.