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 %
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 1 $21,070 50.00%
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1 $22,027 50.00%
Childcare Workers 1 $22,526 50.00%
Counter and Rental Clerks 1 $23,816 50.00%
Personal Care Aides 1 $24,211 50.00%
Craft Artists 1 $24,918 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Logging Workers 1 $25,168 50.00%
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1 $28,808 50.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $29,474 50.00%
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 1 $30,000 50.00%
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 %
Egypt 64 $84,490 39.02%
Hong Kong 64 $91,738 41.56%
Chile 59 $100,047 38.31%
Thailand 58 $66,140 40.85%
Lebanon 58 $106,991 42.96%
Trinidad And Tobago 56 $57,680 42.75%
Jamaica 55 $66,609 42.31%
New Zealand 52 $108,606 40.00%
El Salvador 51 $51,468 42.15%
Dominican Republic 51 $82,212 43.97%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fti Llc 83 $105,466 89.25%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 83 $75,465 90.22%
Addepar Inc 83 $124,820 90.22%
Union College 83 $56,055 90.22%
Envisage Information Systems Llc 83 $55,659 90.22%
Sriven Infosys Inc 83 $60,296 90.22%
Swiss Re Management Us Corporation 83 $96,723 90.22%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 83 $101,151 90.22%
Teachers College Columbia University 83 $60,947 90.22%
Oec Freight Ny Inc 83 $60,136 90.22%

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%

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