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 %
Iq Systems Inc 51 $82,661 89.47%
Nyu Winthrop Hospital 51 $71,514 89.47%
Bright Power Inc 51 $69,112 89.47%
Solomon Page Group Llc 51 $95,988 89.47%
3a Soft Inc 51 $72,553 89.47%
Westchester County Health Care Corp 51 $67,299 89.47%
Paramount Software Solutions 51 $63,588 89.47%
Mazars Usa Llp 51 $85,210 89.47%
Imagine Software Inc 51 $79,780 89.47%
Funaro Co Pc 51 $64,084 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zotos International Inc 4 $107,406 44.44%
Rokkan Media Llc 4 $127,582 44.44%
Disco International Inc 4 $61,254 44.44%
Squarespace Inc 4 $109,507 44.44%
Avero Llc 4 $90,168 44.44%
Milbank Llp 4 $118,420 44.44%
Carta Inc 4 $92,550 44.44%
Kodak Alaris 4 $102,362 44.44%
Seaway Pharma Inc 4 $87,859 44.44%
The Ogilvy Group Llc Ogilvy Mather 4 $125,591 44.44%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Building Equipment Contractors 67 $59,371 88.16%
Limited Service Restaurants 67 $82,512 89.33%
Computer Training 67 $83,912 89.33%
Footwear Manufacturing 66 $84,216 88.00%
All Other Legal Services 66 $79,093 89.19%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 66 $34,893 89.19%
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 65 $68,595 89.04%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 65 $67,200 89.04%
Other Legal Services 64 $78,936 87.67%
Landscaping Services 64 $63,286 90.14%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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