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 %
Paypal Inc 170 $124,771 88.54%
Weil Gotshal Manges Llp 170 $131,908 88.54%
National Economic Research Associates Inc 169 $81,979 88.48%
Intone Networks Inc 169 $78,394 88.95%
Eclinicalworks Llc 169 $75,566 88.95%
Ralph Lauren Corporation 169 $82,878 88.95%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 168 $62,353 88.89%
Simons Foundation 166 $92,980 87.83%
Openlink Financial Llc 165 $80,795 87.77%
Yahoo Inc 164 $85,336 87.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aofox Memorial Hospital 11 $64,482 33.33%
Lf Usa Inc 11 $99,655 33.33%
Intercos America Inc 11 $115,947 33.33%
Smartling Inc 11 $94,557 33.33%
Q4 Designs Llc 11 $60,609 33.33%
Allen Overy Llp 11 $129,383 34.38%
American Technology Labs Inc 11 $89,217 34.38%
Apollo Management Holdings Lp 11 $131,397 34.38%
Integral Ad Science Inc 11 $111,912 34.38%
Bop Llc 11 $98,588 34.38%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 1 $75,733 100.00%
Office Supplies And Stationery Retailers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $62,504 100.00%
Creamery Butter Manufacturing 1 $45,802 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $93,850 100.00%
Waste Collection 1 $47,341 100.00%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $148,346 100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 1 $56,389 100.00%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $91,062 100.00%
Coal Mining 1 $44,616 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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