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 %
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 %
Capital Iq Inc 53 $85,947 88.33%
Vmturbo Inc 53 $79,953 88.33%
Viagogo Inc 53 $113,479 88.33%
Research Foundation Of The State University Of New York 53 $48,149 89.83%
Baanyan Software Services Inc 53 $79,359 89.83%
Verans Business Solutions Inc 53 $62,750 89.83%
The Bank Of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ufj Ltd 53 $82,978 89.83%
St Marks Physical Therapy Pc 53 $60,585 89.83%
Eateam Inc 53 $77,035 89.83%
Imobile Llc 53 $60,751 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Odeko Inc 4 $82,592 40.00%
Landscape Details Inc 4 $47,409 40.00%
Lobservatoire International Inc 4 $72,249 40.00%
Qvt Financial Lp 4 $115,019 40.00%
Arnot Ogden Medical Center 4 $69,231 40.00%
University Psychiatric Practice Inc 4 $102,274 40.00%
Hewitt Associates Llc 4 $85,254 40.00%
Blue Slate Solutions 4 $78,026 40.00%
Ub Family Medicine Inc 4 $102,149 40.00%
The Korean Baptist Church Of New York 4 $33,884 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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