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 %
Infobeans Inc 20 $89,360 86.96%
Macyscom Llc 20 $100,993 86.96%
New York Community Bancorp Inc 20 $93,434 86.96%
Clune Construction Company Llp 20 $70,136 86.96%
Structural Engineering Technologies Pc 20 $70,935 86.96%
Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation 20 $77,448 86.96%
I3 Infotek Inc 20 $89,996 86.96%
Weidlinger Associates Inc 20 $69,774 86.96%
Right Click Systems Llc 20 $78,574 86.96%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 20 $80,870 86.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northern Leasing Systems Inc 2 $45,885 50.00%
Internet Securities Inc 2 $61,526 50.00%
Old Poland Foods Llc 2 $42,910 50.00%
Abax Incorporated 2 $45,354 50.00%
Donovan Data Systems Inc 2 $81,962 50.00%
Worldwide Wealth Management Corp 2 $61,423 50.00%
Phreesia Inc 2 $69,524 50.00%
Marocean Brokers Inc 2 $53,061 50.00%
Am G Waterproofing Llc 2 $41,746 50.00%
Cerise Designs Corp 2 $56,243 50.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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