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 %
Quality Control Analysts 1 $39,333 50.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $41,267 50.00%
Gem and Diamond Workers 1 $41,454 50.00%
Jewelers 1 $41,454 50.00%
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 1 $41,746 50.00%
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists 1 $41,912 50.00%
Patient Representatives 1 $42,182 100.00%
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 1 $42,349 100.00%
Choreographers 1 $42,806 100.00%
Electrical Drafters 1 $43,035 100.00%
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 %
Towers Watson Delaware Inc 54 $85,618 88.52%
Syscom Usa Inc 54 $53,592 88.52%
Tech Matrix Inc 54 $67,231 88.52%
Itg Software Solutions Inc 54 $101,999 88.52%
Manhattan College 54 $65,584 88.52%
I28 Technologies Corporation 54 $66,311 88.52%
New England It Associates Inc 54 $73,044 88.52%
Paychex North America Inc 54 $91,787 88.52%
Ubs Services Llc 54 $100,155 88.52%
Rsg Media Systems Llc 54 $87,105 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
48 Bouble Laundromat Inc 4 $25,095 40.00%
Oddo Bhf New York 4 $144,628 40.00%
11 W 32 Inc 4 $29,952 40.00%
Good Day Home Care Inc 4 $23,592 40.00%
Commodore Construction Corp 4 $86,663 40.00%
Cloudita Tech Inc 4 $69,155 40.00%
Insider Inc 4 $86,128 40.00%
Jawood Business Process Solutions Llc 4 $103,641 40.00%
Sundaysky Inc 4 $102,669 40.00%
Hysphere Inc 4 $94,333 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Canning 1 $44,637 5.88%

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