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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surgical Technologists 2 $62,743 11.11%
Compliance Managers 2 $103,220 11.11%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 2 $37,794 11.11%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 2 $53,643 11.76%
Radiologic Technologists 2 $65,187 11.76%
Watch Repairers 2 $49,546 11.76%
Musicians and Singers 2 $37,263 11.76%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 2 $47,903 11.76%
Printing Press Operators 2 $22,818 11.76%
Bioinformatics Scientists 2 $75,130 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 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 %
Barclays Bank Plc 203 $107,203 89.04%
D E Shaw Co Lp 203 $84,455 89.04%
Beth Israel Medical Center 201 $67,958 88.16%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 200 $78,931 87.72%
Vitech Systems Group Inc 199 $88,114 87.28%
Mt Bank 198 $104,140 86.84%
Natsoft Corporation 196 $83,247 87.50%
Citadel Americas Services Llc 196 $108,210 87.50%
Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton Llp 192 $117,371 85.71%
Corning Research Development Corporation 191 $94,309 85.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chance Farms Llc 8 $28,941 100.00%
Binley Florist Inc 8 $24,430 100.00%
Vanputte Seed Co Inc 8 $27,932 100.00%
Main Street Farms Llc 8 $33,316 100.00%
Buhrmaster Fruit Produce Inc 8 $30,537 100.00%
Little Lake Farm Llc 8 $21,032 100.00%
Glendale Fruit Farm Llc 8 $29,312 100.00%
Dolan Orchards 8 $23,005 100.00%
Yans Ginseng Farm Inc 8 $28,961 100.00%
Daniel Demarree Fruit Farm Llc 8 $33,826 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Handel Architects 13 $67,000 34.21%
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank 13 $151,049 34.21%
Sprinklr 13 $106,914 34.21%
Allen Overy Llp 13 $130,995 34.21%
Zs Associates Inc 13 $120,314 34.21%
New York Genome Center Inc 13 $74,550 34.21%
Montefiore Information Technology Llc 13 $119,243 34.21%
Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua 13 $164,410 34.21%
Cookfox Architects Dpc 13 $54,198 34.21%
The Korea Daily New York Corp 13 $64,099 34.21%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Care Services 789 $70,382 87.57%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 752 $76,188 85.75%
Public Relations Agencies 752 $68,737 86.34%
Human Resources Consulting Services 749 $77,125 86.49%
Offices Of Physicians 747 $113,553 87.06%
Other Services Related To Advertising 747 $92,724 88.30%
Scientific Research And Development Services 736 $76,675 87.41%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 729 $69,174 86.99%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 724 $103,157 87.12%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 715 $104,397 86.14%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 181 $109,817 99.45%
Masonry Contractors 180 $52,500 98.90%
Computer Facilities Management Services 176 $14,750,187 97.24%
Other Services Related To Advertising 176 $98,261 97.78%
Educational Support Services 174 $74,732 98.86%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 171 $80,122 97.16%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 169 $99,261 97.13%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 167 $85,314 97.66%
Offices Of Dentists 162 $76,789 95.86%
Other Spectator Sports 157 $31,280 94.01%

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