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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$44,898	12.50%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	2	$34,684	13.33%
Nuclear Engineers	2	$83,939	13.33%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	2	$36,639	13.33%
Printing Press Operators	2	$22,818	13.33%
Environmental Engineering Technicians	2	$57,398	13.33%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$39,415	13.33%
Storage and Distribution Managers	2	$75,462	13.33%
Pipelayers	2	$37,606	13.33%
Elevator Installers and Repairers	2	$66,435	13.33%

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 %
Flextrade Systems Inc	228	$97,326	90.48%
Standard Chartered Bank	227	$106,585	90.80%
Amazon Advertising Llc	226	$95,249	90.76%
Pepsico Inc	225	$100,101	90.36%
Neuberger Berman Group Llc	225	$98,441	90.36%
Physician Affiliate Group Of Ny Pc	225	$256,411	90.73%
First Tek Inc	223	$66,611	89.92%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	223	$51,676	89.92%
Pjt Partners Holdings Lp	223	$122,638	90.28%
Fordham University	223	$59,882	90.28%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ultra Flex Packaging Corp	15	$90,604	33.33%
G Iii Leather Fashions Inc	15	$65,492	33.33%
Functional Life Achievement Inc	15	$64,366	33.33%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center	15	$87,545	33.33%
Cbs Interactive Inc	15	$95,868	33.33%
Fried Frank Harris Shriver Jacobson Llp	15	$161,555	34.09%
Coatue Management Llc	15	$114,447	34.09%
Quality Control Laboratories Llc	15	$76,487	34.09%
Iconology Inc	14	$100,873	31.82%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa	14	$126,112	31.82%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Business Support Services	38	$69,475	88.37%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	37	$66,514	86.05%
Showcase Partition Shelving And Locker Manufacturing	37	$59,768	86.05%
Offices Of Real Estate Appraisers	37	$73,941	88.10%
Bread And Bakery Product Manufacturing	36	$53,864	85.71%
Machinery Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	36	$64,286	85.71%
Site Preparation Contractors	36	$78,934	85.71%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	35	$74,617	83.33%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners	35	$60,387	83.33%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	35	$56,567	83.33%

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.