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 %
Key Management Group Inc 70 $63,892 89.74%
Active Health Management 69 $104,560 88.46%
Turbonomic Inc 69 $108,986 89.61%
Horizon Technologies Inc 69 $56,770 89.61%
Larsen Toubro Technology Services Ltd 69 $53,930 89.61%
Touro College 69 $69,900 89.61%
Img Models Inc 69 $50,850 89.61%
American Software Resources Inc 69 $66,993 89.61%
First Republic Bank 69 $116,773 89.61%
Nyc Hhc Jacobi Medical Center 69 $61,813 89.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curia Global 5 $102,432 38.46%
Bbdo 5 $156,216 38.46%
Baker Landscape Irrigation Inc 5 $26,021 38.46%
Capsule 5 $153,533 38.46%
Le Bilboquet Ny Llc 5 $70,866 38.46%
Sp Opco Llc 5 $120,041 38.46%
Fox Cable Network Services Llc 5 $128,324 38.46%
Xl Global Services 5 $114,887 38.46%
Axonic Capital Llc 5 $97,644 38.46%
Wona Trading Inc 5 $39,416 38.46%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Building Equipment Contractors 67 $59,371 88.16%
Limited Service Restaurants 67 $82,512 89.33%
Computer Training 67 $83,912 89.33%
Footwear Manufacturing 66 $84,216 88.00%
All Other Legal Services 66 $79,093 89.19%
Residential Intellectual And Developmental Disability Mental Health And Substance Abuse Facilities 66 $34,893 89.19%
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 65 $68,595 89.04%
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 65 $67,200 89.04%
Other Legal Services 64 $78,936 87.67%
Landscaping Services 64 $63,286 90.14%
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