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 %
Teacher Assistants	5	$27,829	62.50%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture	5	$33,904	62.50%
Dental Assistants	5	$34,083	62.50%
Tutors	5	$49,778	71.43%
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	5	$37,577	71.43%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5	$46,388	71.43%
Transportation Inspectors	5	$56,277	71.43%
Nuclear Technicians	5	$48,994	71.43%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$47,345	83.33%
Nanosystems Engineers	5	$57,124	83.33%

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 %
Argus Merchant Services Llc	89	$65,063	89.00%
Lorhan Corporation Inc	89	$65,067	89.90%
Dept Of Medicine Medical Service Group At Suny Hsc At Syracuse Inc	89	$123,050	89.90%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp	89	$158,647	89.90%
American Express Trs Company Inc	88	$95,164	88.89%
Criticalriver Inc	88	$71,097	88.89%
Compu Tech Computers Inc	88	$79,708	88.89%
Liazon Corporation	88	$74,213	88.89%
Fusemachines Inc	88	$82,413	88.89%
Polaris Consulting And Services Ltd	88	$62,084	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Atelier New York Architecture	6	$49,362	37.50%
Kitano Arms Corporation	6	$56,663	37.50%
Lee Giant Food System Inc	6	$77,834	37.50%
Riverbed Technology	6	$103,539	37.50%
Nyfg Entertainment Inc	6	$50,319	37.50%
Do Co New York Catering Inc	6	$67,451	37.50%
Mana Products Inc	6	$81,547	37.50%
Akorn Pharmaceuticals	6	$63,436	37.50%
State University Of New York At Purchase	6	$40,341	37.50%
Dechert Llp	6	$125,635	37.50%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,399	$115,551	13.99%
Advertising Agencies	795	$105,078	20.63%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	693	$99,324	19.62%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	602	$775,052	21.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	582	$89,426	24.26%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	561	$107,136	27.39%
Marketing Consulting Services	466	$93,218	27.99%
Full Service Restaurants	376	$50,108	24.82%
Other Accounting Services	320	$93,858	22.32%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	305	$114,656	21.68%

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.