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 %
Freight and Cargo Inspectors 1 $51,579 100.00%
Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance 1 $51,584 100.00%
Cytotechnologists 1 $52,707 100.00%
Avionics Technicians 1 $54,454 100.00%
Surgical Technologists 1 $54,870 100.00%
Histotechnologists and Histologic Technicians 1 $57,554 100.00%
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 1 $57,970 100.00%
Tool and Die Makers 1 $60,715 100.00%
Electronic Drafters 1 $61,464 100.00%
Commercial Pilots 1 $61,910 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Lithuania 12 $85,688 52.17%
Azerbaijan 11 $71,159 47.83%
Norway 11 $124,089 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 11 $114,441 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 10 $64,372 45.45%
Cameroon 9 $86,505 42.86%
Mauritius 9 $80,296 45.00%
Armenia 8 $94,635 44.44%
Senegal 7 $83,362 43.75%
Algeria 7 $72,869 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infostretch Corporation 63 $85,839 90.00%
Allen Overy Llp 63 $141,353 90.00%
Morgan Stanley Amp Co Llc 62 $98,608 88.57%
Block Inc 62 $141,131 88.57%
Solgenie Technologies Inc 62 $58,327 88.57%
Square Inc 62 $118,440 88.57%
Byte Consulting Inc 62 $69,604 88.57%
It America Inc 62 $58,886 89.86%
John Jay College Of Criminal Justice Cuny 62 $70,326 89.86%
Zenith Media Services Inc 62 $75,305 89.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blank Hospitality Inc 4 $55,495 36.36%
Lighthouse Technology Services Inc 4 $68,536 36.36%
Jc Elite Construction Services Llc 4 $77,387 36.36%
Newsela Inc 4 $112,528 36.36%
Bsonyc Corp Bda Beauty Of New York 4 $59,556 36.36%
Jecus Inc Dba Sapix Usa 4 $75,676 36.36%
Aetioninc 4 $101,847 36.36%
Diamond Personnel Llc 4 $126,537 36.36%
Studio Kanji Ishii Inc 4 $46,722 36.36%
Prosperity Service Group Llc 4 $179,010 36.36%

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