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 %
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1 $44,491 100.00%
Naturopathic Physicians 1 $44,990 100.00%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 1 $47,050 100.00%
Civil Drafters 1 $47,133 100.00%
Aviation Inspectors 1 $47,507 100.00%
Automotive Master Mechanics 1 $47,694 100.00%
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $48,006 100.00%
Construction Laborers 1 $48,069 100.00%
Security Management Specialists 1 $49,566 100.00%
Talent Directors 1 $50,502 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $16,973 8.33%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 1 $38,854 8.33%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $127,816 8.33%
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 1 $100,443 8.33%
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 %
University Settlement Society Of New York 56 $57,129 88.89%
Quality Control Laboratories Llc 56 $51,735 88.89%
Enableit Llc 56 $77,079 88.89%
Ann Taylor Inc 56 $89,982 88.89%
Cbs Interactive Inc 56 $87,842 88.89%
Oak Hill Advisors Lp 56 $109,633 88.89%
Guy Carpenter Company Llc 56 $85,394 88.89%
Ksk Construction Group Llc 56 $72,296 90.32%
Alphaprimetech Inc 56 $75,528 90.32%
Infusiondev Llc 56 $84,879 90.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Consumer Reports Inc 4 $100,806 40.00%
Pelham Country Club 4 $40,211 40.00%
Carl Zeiss Inc 4 $122,973 40.00%
Bswinc 4 $60,159 40.00%
Jafri Oriental Rugs Ltd 4 $30,950 40.00%
Architectural Atlantic Stairs Ny Inc 4 $46,920 40.00%
Third Point Llc 4 $116,132 40.00%
Komodo Health Inc 4 $132,085 40.00%
Beenverified Inc 4 $93,943 40.00%
Lactalis American Group 4 $82,717 40.00%

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