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 %
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products	8	$42,092	80.00%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists	8	$47,104	80.00%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians	8	$41,408	88.89%
Document Management Specialists	8	$53,139	88.89%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	8	$67,259	88.89%
Clinical Nurse Specialists	8	$72,654	88.89%
Office Clerks, General	7	$26,040	77.78%
Labor Relations Specialists	7	$59,353	77.78%
Biologists	7	$53,631	77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	7	$61,158	77.78%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sheet Metal Workers	2	$51,938	11.76%
Real Estate Brokers	2	$165,277	11.76%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2	$37,128	11.76%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	2	$36,140	11.76%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	2	$18,876	11.76%
Podiatrists	2	$95,628	11.76%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	2	$53,643	11.76%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	2	$82,150	11.76%
Glaziers	2	$55,567	11.76%
Craft Artists	2	$46,904	11.76%

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 %
It Ebusiness Consulting Services Inc	279	$69,310	92.08%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co Llc	279	$98,006	92.38%
Slalom Llc	273	$109,026	90.70%
Argus Information And Advisory Services Llc	273	$78,603	92.54%
Netrovert Software Inc	272	$86,781	92.83%
Nyse Market De Inc	266	$115,702	90.78%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	264	$86,340	90.72%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc	263	$90,775	90.38%
Simpson Thacher Bartlett Llp	263	$113,545	91.00%
Skidmore Owings Merrill Llp	261	$66,454	90.31%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Xandr Inc	18	$114,347	32.73%
Pivotal Software Inc	18	$115,309	32.73%
Shearman Sterling Llp	18	$174,286	33.33%
Banco Santander Sa	18	$140,637	33.33%
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Pc	18	$78,623	33.33%
Full Gospel New York Church	18	$50,289	33.33%
State University Of New York At Cortland	18	$40,064	33.33%
Henningson Durham Richardson Pc	18	$85,659	33.33%
Siemens Industry Inc	18	$103,689	33.33%
Clifford Chance Us Llp	17	$154,245	32.08%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dog And Cat Food Manufacturing	16	$108,769	88.89%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	16	$79,835	88.89%
Wood Window And Door Manufacturing	16	$78,881	88.89%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	16	$73,120	88.89%
Plastics Packaging Film And Sheet Including Laminated Manufacturing	16	$69,645	88.89%
Overhead Traveling Crane Hoist And Monorail System Manufacturing	16	$70,262	88.89%
All Other Transit And Ground Passenger Transportation	15	$89,704	83.33%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers	15	$70,384	83.33%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	15	$56,260	83.33%
Leather And Hide Tanning And Finishing	15	$63,551	83.33%

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.