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 %
Yext Inc 80 $108,389 90.91%
Colgate Palmolive Company 80 $80,595 90.91%
Rockwell Architecture Planning And Design Pc 80 $66,547 90.91%
Asapp Inc 80 $120,082 90.91%
Goodwin Procter Llp 80 $145,352 91.95%
Allscripts Managed Services Llc 80 $99,099 91.95%
Infor Us Inc 80 $87,753 91.95%
Moelis Company Group Lp 80 $124,312 91.95%
Houlihan Lokey Inc 80 $94,810 91.95%
Siemens Industry Inc 79 $85,369 90.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pepsicola Technical Operations Inc 5 $106,825 33.33%
Target Health Llc 5 $80,035 33.33%
National Futures Association 5 $98,970 35.71%
Visa Usa 5 $76,265 35.71%
Hongjing Executive Placement Inc 5 $65,399 35.71%
Taketwo Interactive Software Inc 5 $106,446 35.71%
New York University Hospitals Center 5 $64,721 35.71%
Imclone Systems Corporation 5 $61,256 35.71%
Lloyds Tsb Bank Plc 5 $85,814 35.71%
Duane Morris Llp 5 $171,754 35.71%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Utility System Construction 6 $81,585 85.71%
Metal Heat Treating 6 $66,942 85.71%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 6 $79,831 85.71%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation 6 $72,441 85.71%
Executive Offices 6 $66,050 85.71%
Roofing Contractors 6 $75,167 85.71%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 6 $52,676 85.71%
Newspaper Publishers 6 $62,033 85.71%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 6 $72,655 100.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 6 $93,541 100.00%
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