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 %
Travel Agents 3 $37,398 75.00%
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 3 $29,529 75.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 3 $27,671 75.00%
Desktop Publishers 3 $31,796 75.00%
Animal Breeders 3 $35,630 75.00%
Real Estate Sales Agents 3 $64,064 75.00%
Video Game Designers 3 $50,107 75.00%
Art Therapists 3 $41,427 75.00%
Energy Auditors 3 $50,731 75.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 3 $52,714 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Macquarie Holdings Usa Inc 245 $110,575 89.09%
General Electric Company 242 $102,600 88.32%
Hsbc Technology Services Usa Inc 242 $111,675 88.32%
Grubhub Holdings Inc 242 $107,505 88.64%
Citadel Americas Llc 241 $114,419 88.28%
Morgan Stanley Co Inc 240 $88,398 88.24%
Physician Affiliate Group Of New York Pc 240 $150,345 89.55%
Amazon Corporate Llc 239 $85,638 89.18%
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 239 $71,923 89.85%
Patni Americas Inc 238 $64,790 89.81%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rms Computer Corporation 17 $64,102 32.69%
V Solve Inc 17 $92,929 33.33%
Blue Heron Consulting Corporation 17 $89,184 33.33%
Brookhaven National Laboratory 16 $76,660 31.37%
Revalcom 16 $90,386 31.37%
Tanto Irrigation Llc 16 $37,363 32.00%
Pernod Ricard Usa Llc 16 $120,473 32.00%
Eclinicalworks Llc 16 $83,660 32.65%
The Unity Hospital Of Rochester 16 $107,944 32.65%
Envogue International Llc 16 $78,939 32.65%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 1 $75,733 100.00%
Office Supplies And Stationery Retailers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $62,504 100.00%
Creamery Butter Manufacturing 1 $45,802 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $93,850 100.00%
Waste Collection 1 $47,341 100.00%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $148,346 100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 1 $56,389 100.00%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $91,062 100.00%
Coal Mining 1 $44,616 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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