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 %
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc	211	$59,951	88.28%
Diversant Llc	210	$95,464	87.87%
Zebra Technologies Corporation	210	$102,064	87.87%
Apple Inc	210	$134,564	88.24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation	209	$97,916	88.19%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc	208	$105,976	88.89%
Alfa Services Usa Inc	207	$69,162	88.46%
Wells Fargo Bank Na	206	$125,459	88.41%
Health Research Inc	205	$58,936	88.36%
We Work Management Llc	204	$93,108	87.93%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Snap Inc	14	$104,922	33.33%
Doordash Inc	14	$96,609	33.33%
Pegaframe Infotech Inc	14	$134,000	33.33%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	14	$100,747	33.33%
Jump Operations	14	$110,809	33.33%
Exlservicecom Llc	14	$107,116	33.33%
American Education Center Inc	14	$58,227	33.33%
Shinhan Bank America Inc	14	$59,265	34.15%
Capital Iq Inc	14	$110,741	34.15%
Open Society Foundations	14	$110,248	34.15%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing	2	$46,426	100.00%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance Less Than Truckload	2	$50,523	100.00%
Linen And Uniform Supply	2	$51,491	100.00%
General Freight Trucking	2	$63,523	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Retailers	2	$137,572	100.00%
Scenic And Sightseeing Transportation Water	2	$63,055	100.00%
Consumer Goods Rental	2	$105,519	100.00%
Ground Or Treated Mineral And Earth Manufacturing	2	$38,179	100.00%
Gambling Industries	2	$61,225	100.00%
Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	2	$75,515	100.00%

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.