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 %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,394 $110,451 88.17%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,379 $76,901 90.66%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,316 $56,782 89.71%
Actuaries 1,304 $102,454 89.81%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 1,240 $64,767 92.61%
Information Security Analysts 1,202 $101,439 89.84%
Credit Analysts 1,202 $87,672 91.13%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,169 $56,747 91.33%
Budget Analysts 1,133 $59,611 89.35%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,124 $76,999 89.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 121 $151,160 87.68%
Interior Designers 118 $53,322 86.76%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 114 $26,465 84.44%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 113 $54,826 84.96%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 112 $66,155 88.19%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 107 $43,566 84.92%
Occupational Therapists 107 $14,927,247 85.60%
Cooks, Restaurant 106 $31,166 84.80%
Physical Therapist Assistants 100 $50,395 80.00%
Sales Managers 98 $149,791 80.33%
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 %
Turner Townsend Inc 55 $92,098 88.71%
Proxima Inc 55 $53,541 90.16%
Pivotal Software Inc 55 $117,513 90.16%
Siena College 55 $51,115 90.16%
Astir Services Llc 55 $70,315 90.16%
Friendly Consultants Inc 55 $72,243 90.16%
Pronix Inc 54 $78,282 88.52%
Perfume Center Of America Inc 54 $66,270 88.52%
Laguarda Low Architects Llc 54 $56,826 88.52%
Premier Event Management Inc 54 $93,344 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
College Of Staten Island Of The City U Of New York 4 $73,613 40.00%
Stout Risius Ross Llc 4 $164,450 40.00%
Mty Group Inc 4 $41,574 40.00%
Steve Madden 4 $106,600 40.00%
Databricks Inc 4 $109,195 40.00%
Greenland Us Commercial Holding Inc 4 $130,848 40.00%
Winters Bros Waste Systems Of Li 4 $66,934 40.00%
Mace North America Limited 4 $193,019 40.00%
Top Billiard Inc 4 $44,517 40.00%
Kosette Inc 4 $27,337 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Political Organizations 8 $62,855 88.89%
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing 8 $64,888 88.89%
Tire Manufacturing 7 $66,726 77.78%
Industrial And Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers 7 $65,734 77.78%
Machine Shops 7 $62,486 77.78%
Paper And Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers 7 $82,510 77.78%
Apparel Knitting Mills 7 $59,987 77.78%
Metal Can Manufacturing 7 $97,718 77.78%
Other Communication And Energy Wire Manufacturing 7 $78,262 77.78%
Traveler Accommodation 7 $59,561 87.50%
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