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 %
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 116 $95,771 89.92%
Zocdoc Inc 115 $112,060 89.15%
Paribas North America 115 $118,101 89.15%
Bard College 114 $65,807 88.37%
Marketaxess Corporation 114 $102,453 89.06%
Citadel Information Services Inc 114 $61,798 89.06%
Friedman Llp 114 $75,830 89.06%
Adobe Systems Incorporated 114 $99,351 89.76%
Citadel Americas Services Llc 114 $104,802 89.76%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 113 $80,870 88.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Boys Llc Dba Supplyhousecom 7 $88,195 33.33%
Moelis Company Group Lp 7 $230,012 33.33%
Haymarket Media Media 7 $93,217 33.33%
Media Planning Group Usa Llc 7 $101,789 33.33%
Transfinder Corporation 7 $49,462 33.33%
Gts Securities Llc 7 $108,320 33.33%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco Llc 7 $122,711 35.00%
Trebbianno Llc 7 $113,092 35.00%
Xaxis 7 $116,157 35.00%
Cbre Inc 7 $110,620 35.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 100 $31,866 100.00%
Potato Farming 82 $28,865 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 81 $29,899 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 76 $31,407 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 46 $28,880 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 37 $30,604 100.00%
Wineries 35 $31,038 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 27 $30,511 100.00%
Landscaping Services 20 $31,651 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 253 $281,686 20.65%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 216 $93,740 19.83%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 214 $43,518 20.04%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 209 $93,872 20.59%
Masonry Contractors 176 $51,862 17.87%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 155 $70,234 16.90%
Other Spectator Sports 138 $31,731 16.03%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 126 $112,122 15.85%
Collection Agencies 125 $109,426 18.04%
Nail Salons 122 $30,559 18.57%

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