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 %
Order Clerks 1 $30,534 50.00%
Transportation Workers, All Other 1 $30,597 50.00%
Food Batchmakers 1 $30,618 50.00%
Broadcast Technicians 1 $31,450 50.00%
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 1 $31,595 50.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 1 $32,094 50.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 1 $33,446 50.00%
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1 $34,736 50.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 1 $35,027 50.00%
Bakers 1 $35,027 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 %
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 43.75%
Sweden 48 $100,463 44.44%
Portugal 48 $94,804 46.60%
Hungary 45 $94,782 45.00%
Indonesia 43 $84,322 46.74%
Switzerland 35 $101,746 41.18%
Honduras 34 $60,849 40.00%
Belgium 31 $110,788 37.80%
United States Of America 29 $69,212 35.37%
Serbia 27 $100,039 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Persistent Systems Inc 147 $70,324 88.55%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 147 $112,658 88.55%
Ropes Gray Llp 146 $108,935 87.95%
Samiti Technology Inc 146 $62,529 87.95%
Wsp Usa Inc 145 $81,379 87.35%
United Health Services Hospitals Inc 145 $105,731 87.35%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 144 $142,734 86.75%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 144 $92,690 87.27%
The New School 144 $70,211 87.27%
Cavalier It Inc 143 $68,123 87.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zs Associates Inc 10 $118,310 35.71%
Cyrus Jm Corp 10 $49,939 35.71%
Tishman Speyer Properties Lp 10 $141,619 35.71%
Sinovision Incorporated 10 $61,917 37.04%
Carloha Inc 10 $72,430 37.04%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 10 $102,575 37.04%
Suny Buffalo State College 10 $54,247 37.04%
Bank Leumi Usa 10 $146,944 37.04%
Global Applications Solution Llc 10 $109,311 37.04%
Bloomingdalescom Llc 10 $78,516 37.04%

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