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 %
Booz Company Na Inc	65	$84,633	90.28%
Morgan Stanley Company Llc	65	$103,502	90.28%
Dechert Llp	64	$115,155	88.89%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Services Llc	64	$119,030	88.89%
Skidmore College	64	$62,107	88.89%
Infocepts Llc	64	$87,309	88.89%
Wolters Kluwer United States Inc	64	$106,718	88.89%
International Federation Of Accountants	64	$107,883	88.89%
University At Albany State University Of New York	64	$49,769	88.89%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University	64	$45,848	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vivaki Inc	4	$107,463	33.33%
Qbeats Inc	4	$132,059	33.33%
Cloud Sherpas Inc	4	$115,669	33.33%
Integral Development Corp	4	$96,684	33.33%
Originate	4	$84,126	33.33%
Metricstream Inc	4	$111,572	33.33%
Benefit Street Partners Llc	4	$123,682	33.33%
Eme Consulting Engineering Group Llc	4	$74,261	33.33%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	4	$127,259	33.33%
Fulcrum Analytics Inc	4	$102,861	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	46	$69,257	86.79%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	46	$64,486	88.46%
Other Technical And Trade Schools	44	$47,825	84.62%
Bakeries And Tortilla Manufacturing	44	$74,911	84.62%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services	44	$80,477	84.62%
Executive Search Services	44	$79,083	86.27%
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	44	$63,277	86.27%
Other Activities Related To Credit Intermediation	44	$87,185	86.27%
Musical Groups And Artists	44	$48,994	88.00%
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	43	$67,835	86.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Canning	1	$44,637	5.88%

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.