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 %
Procurement Clerks 4 $35,781 80.00%
Private Detectives and Investigators 4 $38,589 80.00%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 4 $41,106 80.00%
Nuclear Engineers 4 $49,586 80.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 4 $41,324 80.00%
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio 4 $48,813 80.00%
Music Therapists 4 $54,808 80.00%
Radiologic Technologists 4 $43,420 80.00%
Real Estate Brokers 4 $79,243 80.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians 4 $69,571 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jefferies Company Inc 46 $96,632 88.46%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc 46 $122,352 88.46%
Kitware Inc 46 $80,219 88.46%
College Of Staten Islandthe City University Of New York 46 $80,694 90.20%
Autotradercom Inc 46 $92,614 90.20%
Elsevier Inc 46 $93,163 90.20%
Group Pmx Llc 46 $82,717 90.20%
Supstat Inc 46 $109,186 90.20%
Us Tiger Securities Inc 46 $78,900 90.20%
Nychhc Jacobi Medical Center 46 $68,632 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wilson Associates 3 $57,241 37.50%
Kns Building Restoration 3 $69,410 37.50%
Rock Ridge Studllc 3 $25,536 37.50%
Synpulse Usa 3 $91,153 37.50%
Little Basil 3 $20,800 37.50%
Skf Electrical Corp 3 $62,386 37.50%
Chentronics Llc 3 $82,555 37.50%
Jachs Ny Llc 3 $72,079 37.50%
Bednark Stdio Inc 3 $34,001 37.50%
Bridges Senior Concepts Inc 3 $30,958 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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