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 %
Respiratory Therapists 2 $59,169 66.67%
Nuclear Medicine Physicians 2 $67,839 66.67%
Radiation Therapists 2 $70,283 66.67%
Marine Engineers 2 $81,963 66.67%
Loss Prevention Managers 2 $81,494 100.00%
Prosthodontists 2 $117,884 100.00%
Wind Energy Project Managers 2 $135,502 100.00%
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 2 $111,675 100.00%
Animal Trainers 1 $9 50.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $18,803 50.00%
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 %
Swaziland 1 $86,653 50.00%
Malawi 1 $66,664 50.00%
Sudan 1 $137,010 50.00%
Burundi 1 $90,522 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $88,150 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $87,547 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation 136 $82,839 88.31%
Numerix Llc 135 $88,544 88.24%
Nyc Healthcare Staffing Llc 134 $57,570 88.74%
Cantor Fitzgerald Lp 134 $92,092 88.74%
Mediterranean Shipping Company Usa Inc 134 $45,952 88.74%
Techgroup America Inc 134 $64,852 88.74%
Stv Incorporated 133 $79,492 88.67%
Aig Employee Services Inc 133 $87,403 88.67%
Aol Inc 132 $77,761 88.59%
Mio Partners Inc 132 $99,466 88.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yt Resolution Services Llc 9 $80,441 36.00%
Admerasia Inc 9 $69,363 36.00%
Saatchi Saatchi North America Inc 9 $94,508 36.00%
Viacomcbs Inc 9 $149,363 37.50%
Hf Management Services Llc 9 $133,453 37.50%
Hd Consulting Service Llc 9 $72,666 37.50%
Schrodinger 9 $84,522 37.50%
Dws Investment Management Americas Inc 9 $113,647 37.50%
Catchpoint 9 $138,154 37.50%
Zipari Inc 9 $126,027 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 88.65%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 21,747 $59,420 83.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 93.14%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 15,571 $84,468 95.50%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 9,849 $87,479 88.52%
Offices Of Lawyers 8,476 $107,588 85.31%
Commercial Banking 8,340 $96,846 90.76%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,546 $87,332 93.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,572 $29,066 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 522 $31,252 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 428 $31,338 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 266 $27,390 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 141 $28,734 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 133 $28,291 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 131 $26,579 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing 117 $25,929 100.00%

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