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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Retail Salespersons 2 $30,056 12.50%
Storage and Distribution Managers 2 $75,462 12.50%
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 2 $39,655 12.50%
Segmental Pavers 2 $36,546 12.50%
Logistics Analysts 2 $59,322 12.50%
Historians 2 $40,216 12.50%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 2 $126,808 12.50%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 2 $55,068 12.50%
Elevator Installers and Repairers 2 $66,435 12.50%
Pipe Fitters and Steamfitters 2 $46,363 12.50%
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 %
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 2 $112,705 50.00%
Gambia 2 $59,628 50.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $116,127 50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 50.00%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 66.67%
Palestine 2 $73,081 66.67%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 66.67%
Niger 1 $149,926 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sothebys Inc 127 $78,005 89.44%
Rafael Vinoly Architects Pc 127 $49,667 89.44%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Of New York Llc 127 $54,292 90.07%
Gavs Technologies Na Inc 127 $78,494 90.07%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 126 $78,862 89.36%
Rcm Technologies Inc 126 $68,424 89.36%
Infinity Tech Group Inc 126 $77,430 89.36%
Morgan Stanley Fund Services Inc 126 $95,917 89.36%
Shearman Sterling Llp 126 $136,129 89.36%
Linklaters Llp 126 $151,000 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Complete Perfection Construction Llc 8 $44,283 34.78%
Handal Racing Llc 8 $24,271 34.78%
Sony Music Entertainment 8 $125,276 34.78%
Asana Inc 8 $86,354 34.78%
Glencore Ltd 8 $133,209 34.78%
Iqvia Inc 8 $101,821 34.78%
Paychex Of New York Llc 8 $88,083 34.78%
M A Projects Inc 8 $42,559 36.36%
Mew Izakaya Llc 8 $37,222 36.36%
Csc State And Local Solutions Llc 8 $83,382 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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.

State Avg Wage