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 %
Program Directors	8	$59,332	88.89%
Medical Assistants	8	$64,072	88.89%
Office Clerks, General	8	$28,469	88.89%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	8	$56,516	88.89%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	8	$32,627	88.89%
Biologists	7	$53,631	77.78%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	7	$61,158	77.78%
Emergency Management Directors	7	$73,165	77.78%
Business Continuity Planners	7	$69,576	77.78%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	6	$145,288	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	2	$24,211	11.76%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2	$37,128	11.76%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$57,398	11.76%
Biostatisticians	2	$71,947	11.76%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$39,655	11.76%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	2	$25,543	11.76%
Quality Control Analysts	2	$71,219	11.76%
Nuclear Engineers	2	$83,939	11.76%
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other	2	$31,980	11.76%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	2	$36,639	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 %
Tenazx Inc	258	$65,184	90.21%
Standard Chartered Bank	257	$109,254	90.18%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa Inc	256	$111,998	90.14%
Msci Inc	256	$107,706	90.14%
Alixpartners Llp	255	$103,452	90.11%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp	255	$144,201	90.75%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc	254	$100,561	90.71%
Physician Affiliate Group Of New York Pc	251	$154,573	89.64%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	249	$82,134	89.25%
Rochester Institute Of Technology	248	$56,900	89.21%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Farm At Millers Crossing Llc	10	$28,132	100.00%
Denison Farm	10	$23,473	100.00%
Knapp Farms Operating Inc	10	$30,672	100.00%
Chmielewski Produce Inc	10	$29,214	100.00%
Robert Peters	10	$34,788	100.00%
Twin Ponds Nursery	10	$24,025	100.00%
Merrell Dairy Llc	10	$34,258	100.00%
Allhay Farm Llc	10	$26,257	100.00%
Gulick Fruit Farm	10	$32,205	100.00%
Charles Breslawski Farms Llc	10	$31,649	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tory Burch	17	$88,247	32.08%
K S K Construction Group Llc	17	$81,242	32.69%
Asapp Inc	17	$138,663	32.69%
Corning Research Development Corporation	17	$100,479	32.69%
Snap Inc	17	$114,994	32.69%
Navillus Tile Inc	17	$120,850	33.33%
Srivin Infosystems Inc Dba Mahima Soft	17	$104,651	33.33%
An Martin Grain Systems	17	$32,643	33.33%
Tanto Irrigation Llc	16	$37,363	31.37%
Revalcom	16	$90,386	31.37%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	259	$52,694	86.33%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	253	$88,823	85.19%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Facilities	251	$36,794	85.08%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers	251	$66,437	85.96%
Language Schools	249	$47,806	87.37%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	247	$75,819	87.28%
Hmo Medical Centers	236	$81,761	84.29%
Electric Power Generation	235	$85,666	91.80%
Administration Of Education Programs	224	$70,152	87.84%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	219	$81,226	85.88%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hmo Medical Centers	62	$78,402	93.94%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	61	$85,831	93.85%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	60	$99,805	92.31%
Specialized Design Services	59	$66,825	93.65%
Employment Placement Agencies	59	$60,923	93.65%
Industrial Design Services	59	$70,210	95.16%
Scientific Research And Development Services	58	$86,831	93.55%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	57	$104,262	91.94%
Translation And Interpretation Services	56	$61,424	91.80%
Commercial Bakeries	56	$37,821	91.80%

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.