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%
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 %
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 84 $89,021 89.36%
Jri America Inc 84 $97,992 89.36%
Jump Operations Llc 84 $132,350 89.36%
Pace University 84 $57,195 89.36%
Citiustech Inc 84 $90,876 89.36%
Smart Source Technologies Inc 83 $92,871 89.25%
Salesforce Inc 83 $123,330 89.25%
Gateway Group Technologies Inc 83 $57,725 89.25%
Fitch Ratings Inc 83 $95,585 89.25%
Wei Wei Co Llp 83 $59,663 89.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Braze Inc 6 $113,759 40.00%
Enterprise Solutions Consulting Llc 6 $117,992 40.00%
Certified Kernel Tech Llc 6 $89,977 40.00%
Yotpo Inc 6 $115,652 40.00%
Nvidia Corporation 6 $130,534 40.00%
Siemens Mobility Inc 6 $116,615 40.00%
Workfusion Inc 6 $114,230 40.00%
Walmart Associates Inc 6 $138,417 40.00%
Suny Polytechnic Institute 6 $41,385 40.00%
Kiska Developers Inc 5 $84,581 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