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 %
Deluxe Media Creative Services Inc 14 $58,467 87.50%
Swing Staging Llc 14 $77,858 87.50%
Console Technology Inc 14 $71,283 87.50%
Az Pharmaceutical Inc 14 $68,483 87.50%
Johannes Leonardo Llc 14 $72,883 87.50%
Bp Career Consulting Inc 14 $46,888 87.50%
Woods Bagot Architects Pc 14 $66,448 87.50%
Ny Fire Llc 14 $51,964 87.50%
Elizabeth Arden Inc 14 $76,870 87.50%
Nu Info Systems Inc 14 $72,314 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chazen Engineering Land Surveying Co Pc 1 $43,992 33.33%
Ik Joong Kang Studio Llc 1 $43,784 33.33%
Travel Ad Network Inc 1 $54,662 33.33%
American Bible Society 1 $82,597 33.33%
Seguai Llc 1 $81,120 33.33%
Wallace Eannace Associates Inc 1 $56,971 33.33%
Goldman Copeland Associates Pc 1 $70,366 33.33%
Courier Network Inc 1 $49,670 33.33%
Monda Windows Doors Mfg Ltd 1 $87,922 33.33%
William Nicholas Bodouva And Associates Archtects And Planners Pc 1 $84,905 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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%

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.

State Avg Wage