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 %
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 4 $67,444 80.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 4 $70,320 80.00%
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 4 $61,433 80.00%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 4 $82,129 80.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 4 $73,367 80.00%
Transportation Managers 4 $85,228 100.00%
Fuel Cell Engineers 4 $73,461 100.00%
Dermatologists 4 $190,338 100.00%
Electricians 4 $83,210 100.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 4 $130,754 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural Drafters 2 $54,236 13.33%
Surgical Technologists 2 $62,743 13.33%
Compliance Managers 2 $103,220 13.33%
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1 $30,202 6.67%
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 1 $32,781 6.67%
Audiologists 1 $78,541 6.67%
Driver/Sales Workers 1 $34,570 6.67%
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 1 $60,320 6.67%
Floral Designers 1 $32,989 6.67%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities 1 $49,858 6.67%
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 %
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Benin 3 $72,751 50.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 50.00%
Namibia 3 $61,011 50.00%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 60.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 60.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 40.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paychex Of New York Llc 46 $81,804 90.20%
Marcum Llp 46 $89,895 90.20%
Privilege Underwriters Inc 46 $95,034 90.20%
The Cjs Solutions Group Llc Dba The Hci Group 45 $62,605 88.24%
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company 45 $109,532 88.24%
Ice Data Services Inc 45 $120,802 88.24%
Reliance Global Services Inc 45 $63,726 88.24%
Currier Mccabe Associates Inc 45 $82,710 88.24%
Cnet Global Solutions Inc 45 $71,720 88.24%
Incedo Inc 45 $86,745 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gary Sciacca Racing Stable 3 $24,419 37.50%
Sintecmedia Inc 3 $86,369 37.50%
Japan Business Systems Technology Dba Jbs Usa Inc 3 $76,350 37.50%
Buffalo Sav Inc 3 $65,035 37.50%
Wavemaker Global 3 $108,163 37.50%
Sio Capital Management Llc 3 $116,605 37.50%
Inc Architecture Design Pllc 3 $50,392 37.50%
Cedar Cares Inc 3 $98,793 37.50%
Realtek Consulting Llc Dba Cubestech 3 $116,667 37.50%
Torishiki Usa Corp 3 $21,590 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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 $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