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
543,401	85.00%	$86,022	H-1B
52,941	8.28%	$188,274	PERM
36,362	5.69%	$105,481	E-3 Australian
6,603	1.03%	$28,798	H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nuclear Technicians	5	$48,994	83.33%
Tutors	5	$49,778	83.33%
Online Merchants	5	$67,288	83.33%
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	5	$46,388	83.33%
Procurement Clerks	4	$35,781	66.67%
Private Detectives and Investigators	4	$38,589	80.00%
Conservation Scientists	4	$62,894	80.00%
Electro-Mechanical Technicians	4	$41,324	80.00%
Dermatologists	4	$190,338	80.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists	4	$70,320	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Musicians and Singers	2	$37,263	12.50%
Real Estate Brokers	2	$165,277	12.50%
Shampooers	2	$19,375	12.50%
Nurse Practitioners	2	$109,190	12.50%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$55,640	12.50%
Compensation and Benefits Managers	2	$125,497	12.50%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	2	$48,547	12.50%
Psychologists, All Other	2	$59,602	12.50%
Segmental Pavers	2	$36,546	12.50%
Quality Control Systems Managers	2	$102,576	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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	16,137	$239,806	52.21%
China	4,513	$131,726	50.78%
Canada	1,530	$418,350	47.03%
South Korea	1,381	$149,179	44.41%
United Kingdom	885	$119,155	51.27%
France	670	$116,989	40.34%
Mexico	554	$66,524	39.51%
Brazil	527	$262,469	38.00%
Philippines	501	$2,725,002	36.70%
Japan	342	$80,284	31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory	14	$58,017	87.50%
Curtis Ginsberg Architects Llp	14	$53,431	87.50%
Jubu Corp	14	$45,479	87.50%
Local Projects Llc	14	$62,434	87.50%
Melk Urban Design Llc	14	$54,035	87.50%
Wl Global Corp	14	$56,393	87.50%
Lonvie Inc	14	$50,148	87.50%
Model Model Hair Fashion Inc	14	$40,489	87.50%
Baron Baron Inc	14	$63,379	87.50%
J Walter Thompson Usa Llc	14	$71,554	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mercer Park Lp	1	$125,882	33.33%
Corporate Voice Inc	1	$117,312	33.33%
La Perla North America	1	$43,784	33.33%
Ignite Health Llc	1	$83,866	33.33%
Ntt Data International Llc	1	$57,054	33.33%
Moncler Usa Inc	1	$85,277	33.33%
Harris Corporation	1	$142,022	33.33%
Northstar Lic Management Llc Dba Comfort Inn	1	$112,029	33.33%
Rich Kids Jean Corp	1	$92,102	33.33%
Matrix Trading Technologies Llc	1	$72,717	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Consulting Services	3,462	$79,483	87.14%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	3,431	$75,249	94.96%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	2,950	$55,920	90.02%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	2,841	$89,380	89.03%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	2,726	$117,185	88.16%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	2,379	$67,221	81.70%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	2,344	$84,766	92.50%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	2,197	$75,369	91.12%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,997	$109,822	90.28%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,791	$111,179	84.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	25	$36,373	100.00%
Floriculture Production	23	$32,566	100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries	23	$32,510	100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover	23	$31,889	100.00%
Landscaping Services	22	$32,140	100.00%
Apiculture	21	$31,723	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	20	$30,987	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	19	$26,251	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	17	$32,788	100.00%
Chicken Egg Production	17	$28,953	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	649	$108,594	100.00%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	607	$769,147	100.00%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction	604	$79,760	100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	599	$101,412	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	586	$89,605	100.00%
Religious Organizations	534	$703,049	100.00%
Marketing Consulting Services	495	$94,330	100.00%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	479	$78,113	100.00%
Full Service Restaurants	473	$49,894	100.00%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	462	$107,155	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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.