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 %
Water Resource Specialists	5	$51,472	83.33%
Counseling Psychologists	5	$75,697	83.33%
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists	5	$63,923	83.33%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	5	$60,175	83.33%
Cytogenetic Technologists	5	$75,915	83.33%
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	5	$74,106	83.33%
Acute Care Nurses	5	$79,926	83.33%
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	4	$36,411	66.67%
Travel Guides	4	$37,326	66.67%
Musicians, Instrumental	4	$42,130	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Glaziers	2	$55,567	12.50%
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	2	$55,068	12.50%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	2	$37,128	12.50%
Craft Artists	2	$46,904	12.50%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$55,640	12.50%
Teacher Assistants	2	$45,080	12.50%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$70,845	12.50%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2	$34,684	12.50%
Nuclear Engineers	2	$83,939	12.50%
Floor Sanders and Finishers	2	$32,708	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 %
Nigeria	92	$94,321	41.07%
Iran	91	$75,361	46.43%
Guatemala	82	$1,239,477	42.05%
Malaysia	79	$142,105	40.93%
South Africa	77	$106,591	40.10%
Peru	75	$66,843	39.27%
Venezuela	75	$90,356	40.98%
Bulgaria	72	$86,314	40.00%
Romania	71	$88,731	42.51%
Netherlands	67	$120,652	40.61%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp	13,403	$87,683	98.43%
Infosys Limited	7,024	$77,328	99.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	6,633	$68,070	99.43%
Jpmorgan Chase Co	6,045	$106,501	91.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	5,221	$87,642	98.14%
Bloomberg Lp	4,663	$109,272	97.59%
Google Llc	4,511	$107,734	95.15%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc	4,150	$104,061	97.72%
Capgemini America Inc	3,924	$88,803	94.24%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc	3,339	$108,031	93.77%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	8,529	$126,935	100.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp	1,462	$122,345	54.94%
Facebook Inc	729	$101,767	28.85%
New York City Department Of Education	626	$48,299	34.62%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc	586	$117,550	40.08%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc	584	$116,226	41.60%
Globalfoundries Us Inc	525	$89,055	40.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc	522	$98,508	61.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	383	$108,904	47.17%
Synechron	357	$110,812	48.70%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wiring Device Manufacturing	14	$73,544	87.50%
Framing Contractors	14	$72,752	87.50%
Drycleaning And Laundry Services Except Coin Operated	14	$49,063	87.50%
Used Car Dealers	14	$68,735	87.50%
Grantmaking And Giving Services	14	$91,133	87.50%
Synthetic Dye And Pigment Manufacturing	14	$74,988	87.50%
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation	13	$99,994	81.25%
Commercial Bakeries	13	$44,766	81.25%
Specialty Food Retailers	13	$54,509	81.25%
Navigational Measuring Electromedical And Control Instruments Manufacturing	13	$89,347	86.67%

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.