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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 1 $64,542 100.00%
Intelligence Analysts 1 $65,312 100.00%
Critical Care Nurses 1 $66,997 100.00%
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 1 $68,869 100.00%
Boilermakers 1 $87,318 100.00%
Nurse Midwives 1 $88,192 100.00%
Licensing Examiners and Inspectors 1 $98,322 100.00%
Wind Energy Engineers 1 $110,240 100.00%
Informatics Nurse Specialists 1 $114,067 100.00%
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 1 $114,795 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc 211 $59,951 88.28%
Diversant Llc 210 $95,464 87.87%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 210 $102,064 87.87%
Apple Inc 210 $134,564 88.24%
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 209 $97,916 88.19%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc 208 $105,976 88.89%
Alfa Services Usa Inc 207 $69,162 88.46%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 206 $125,459 88.41%
Health Research Inc 205 $58,936 88.36%
We Work Management Llc 204 $93,108 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Snap Inc 14 $104,922 33.33%
Doordash Inc 14 $96,609 33.33%
Pegaframe Infotech Inc 14 $134,000 33.33%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 14 $100,747 33.33%
Jump Operations 14 $110,809 33.33%
Exlservicecom Llc 14 $107,116 33.33%
American Education Center Inc 14 $58,227 33.33%
Shinhan Bank America Inc 14 $59,265 34.15%
Capital Iq Inc 14 $110,741 34.15%
Open Society Foundations 14 $110,248 34.15%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Museums 409 $64,376 85.39%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 408 $79,681 86.08%
Child Care Services 397 $41,486 84.65%
Religious Organizations 397 $46,709 88.81%
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 382 $77,193 86.43%
Civic And Social Organizations 377 $59,906 85.88%
Human Rights Organizations 376 $78,433 86.44%
Exam Preparation And Tutoring 373 $71,691 85.94%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities 368 $62,562 88.25%
Other Financial Vehicles 366 $99,273 87.98%
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