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 %
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 %
Inprocess Inc 48 $49,477 88.89%
Ipsos Mma Inc 48 $82,636 88.89%
Pa Consulting Group Inc 48 $75,224 88.89%
Monroe College Ltd 48 $50,378 88.89%
Akqa Inc 48 $78,061 88.89%
Superior Software And Technology Solutions Llc 48 $66,437 88.89%
Workandco International Inc 48 $95,788 88.89%
Firstborn Multimedia Corporation 48 $56,712 88.89%
Next Management Llc 48 $53,332 88.89%
Arcesium Llc 48 $91,776 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strategic Cs Llc 3 $142,466 33.33%
American Securities Llc 3 $90,702 33.33%
Andromeda Advantage Inc 3 $83,997 33.33%
Klatencor Corporation 3 $90,466 33.33%
Gemini Trust Company Llc 3 $88,303 33.33%
Allazo Health Corp 3 $93,365 33.33%
Mm Pest Control Inc 3 $77,029 33.33%
100 Broad Street Llc Dba Essen 3 $28,205 33.33%
Lalor Dental Llc 3 $143,894 33.33%
Marks Bookkeeping Services Llc 3 $65,194 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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