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 %
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	4	$67,444	80.00%
Travel Guides	4	$37,326	80.00%
Geographic Information Systems Technicians	4	$69,571	80.00%
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	4	$130,754	80.00%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	4	$73,367	80.00%
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	4	$41,106	80.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	4	$67,148	80.00%
Musicians, Instrumental	4	$42,130	80.00%
Transportation Managers	4	$85,228	80.00%
Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio	4	$48,813	80.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Podiatrists	2	$95,628	12.50%
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2	$59,728	12.50%
Segmental Pavers	2	$36,546	12.50%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	2	$36,140	12.50%
Watch Repairers	2	$49,546	12.50%
Bioinformatics Scientists	2	$75,130	12.50%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	2	$47,892	12.50%
Tour Guides and Escorts	2	$35,901	12.50%
Orthotists and Prosthetists	2	$68,203	12.50%
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators	2	$52,874	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 %
Palestine	2	$73,081	40.00%
United Arab Emirates	2	$94,536	40.00%
Afghanistan	2	$60,086	50.00%
Guinea-bissau	2	$67,330	50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$112,705	50.00%
Rwanda	2	$116,127	50.00%
Iraq	2	$107,494	50.00%
Yemen	2	$75,015	50.00%
Ivory Coast	2	$100,381	66.67%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	2	$100,995	66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Manhattan Medical Healthcare Pc	15	$63,599	93.75%
Accuen Inc	15	$66,298	93.75%
Allied Informatics Inc	15	$75,527	93.75%
Appnexus	15	$65,247	93.75%
Inventa Group Inc	15	$70,623	93.75%
Sdl Tridion Inc	15	$76,480	93.75%
Strategic Funding Source Inc	15	$100,525	93.75%
Paperchase Accountancy Inc	15	$58,481	93.75%
Logic House Ltd	15	$71,645	93.75%
Mother Industries Llc	15	$79,567	93.75%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Language Interface Inc	1	$70,678	33.33%
Jp Standard Construction Corp	1	$58,718	33.33%
G D Restaurant Corp	1	$24,544	33.33%
Immaculate Conception Schoolparochial Elementary School	1	$29,494	33.33%
Mccormick Schmicks	1	$45,510	33.33%
Kiska Group Ltd	1	$0	33.33%
Da Global Group Inc	1	$67,122	33.33%
Lumi Corporation	1	$40,123	33.33%
Pawel Hogendorf	1	$23,941	33.33%
Law Office Of Denis C Guerin	1	$83,262	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	98,495	$78,853	91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services	25,735	$91,512	88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	23,927	$60,562	84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	17,768	$87,003	95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	17,070	$85,476	92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	13,030	$94,648	94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	10,408	$89,192	88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers	9,458	$111,482	85.41%
Commercial Banking	9,377	$100,032	90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	7,825	$88,284	90.05%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Apple Orchards	1,886	$30,351	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	696	$32,749	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	541	$32,484	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	288	$28,231	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	171	$30,288	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	160	$29,782	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	142	$27,351	100.00%
Crop Production	139	$32,082	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	123	$31,543	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	122	$32,754	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	19,070	$114,748	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	4,093	$95,495	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	3,890	$97,316	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,968	$59,062	100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	2,575	$116,449	100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	2,166	$110,937	100.00%
Commercial Banking	1,792	$114,618	100.00%
Engineering Services	1,608	$85,343	100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers	1,557	$219,317	100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	1,477	$118,161	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.