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 %
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	2	$66,935	50.00%
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	2	$57,054	66.67%
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	2	$42,432	66.67%
Nuclear Medicine Physicians	2	$67,839	66.67%
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	2	$37,502	66.67%
Loss Prevention Managers	2	$81,494	66.67%
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	2	$42,765	66.67%
Forensic Science Technicians	2	$56,025	66.67%
School Psychologists	2	$56,265	66.67%
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic	2	$41,475	66.67%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Engineers	1	$65,250	6.67%
Physical Scientists, All Other	1	$53,290	6.67%
Occupational Therapy Assistants	1	$56,680	6.67%
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	1	$20,030	6.67%
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	1	$73,320	7.14%
Packers and Packagers, Hand	1	$25,979	7.14%
Physical Therapist Aides	1	$22,630	7.14%
Helpers--Extraction Workers	1	$44,429	7.14%
Program Directors	1	$148,803	7.14%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$26,083	7.14%

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 %
India	16,137	$239,806	52.21%
China	4,513	$131,726	50.78%
Canada	1,530	$418,350	47.03%
South Korea	1,381	$149,179	44.41%
United Kingdom	885	$119,155	51.27%
France	670	$116,989	40.34%
Mexico	554	$66,524	39.51%
Brazil	527	$262,469	38.00%
Philippines	501	$2,725,002	36.70%
Japan	342	$80,284	31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine	643	$67,710	89.93%
Sapient Corporation	637	$100,345	91.79%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	630	$53,185	90.91%
Csc Holdings Llc	628	$100,335	92.08%
Sg Americas Securities Llc	605	$102,684	90.16%
The Bank Of New York Mellon	594	$115,701	89.19%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation	575	$68,281	87.12%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co	558	$103,856	87.19%
Nomura America Services Llc	554	$106,854	87.24%
Mindtree Limited	552	$73,494	87.76%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Asam Family Farms Llc	17	$24,579	100.00%
Barone Gardens Llc	17	$28,965	100.00%
Dj J Farms Inc	17	$29,020	100.00%
Robert O Davenport And Sons Llc	16	$32,018	100.00%
Schwab Farm Llc	16	$32,094	100.00%
Gary M Craft	16	$30,628	100.00%
Samascott Orchards	16	$27,335	100.00%
Mg Hurd And Sons	16	$25,613	100.00%
Garden Time Inc	16	$27,075	100.00%
Johnson Potato Farm	16	$31,626	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hedgeserv Corporation	39	$93,380	36.79%
Publishers Clearing House Llc	39	$100,398	37.14%
New York Global Consultants Inc	38	$101,391	36.54%
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc	38	$77,837	36.54%
Squarespace	38	$123,351	37.62%
Wafts Solutions Inc	38	$81,824	38.00%
Lyft Inc	37	$99,245	37.00%
Bnp Paribas Us Wholesale Holding Corp	37	$109,413	37.00%
Cisco Systems Inc	36	$115,482	37.11%
Numerix Llc	36	$99,927	37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Monetary Authorities Central Bank	150	$126,786	85.71%
Direct Mail Advertising	150	$93,986	86.21%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	148	$83,118	87.57%
Local Messengers And Local Delivery	145	$77,956	86.83%
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services	144	$98,879	86.75%
Motion Picture And Video Industries	143	$71,188	86.67%
Business Associations	142	$73,003	87.65%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	139	$84,078	86.34%
Administration Of Public Health Programs	138	$74,847	85.71%
Instrument Manufacturing For Measuring And Testing Electricity And Electrical Signals	138	$73,231	86.79%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Child And Youth Services	41	$61,944	91.11%
Metal Window And Door Manufacturing	41	$59,025	93.18%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	39	$71,319	88.64%
Marine Cargo Handling	39	$69,576	88.64%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	38	$91,371	86.36%
Residential Property Managers	38	$62,344	86.36%
Offices Of Mental Health Practitioners Except Physicians	38	$54,992	86.36%
Agents And Managers For Artists Athletes Entertainers And Other Public Figures	38	$82,863	88.37%
Independent Artists Writers And Performers	38	$48,775	90.48%
Nonresidential Property Managers	38	$101,283	90.48%

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.