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 %
Web Developers 1,093 $62,366 91.93%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,076 $55,098 92.28%
Internists, General 1,043 $126,252 90.38%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1,027 $66,791 89.77%
Economists 1,022 $97,948 89.41%
Construction Managers 992 $94,086 88.02%
Sales Engineers 977 $103,597 88.18%
Accountants 940 $68,897 84.91%
Biological Technicians 937 $44,503 85.57%
Fashion Designers 932 $55,783 85.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 97 $33,713 80.83%
Cost Estimators 96 $61,205 82.05%
Logisticians 93 $67,580 80.17%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $56,762 80.17%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 86 $59,758 74.14%
Chefs and Head Cooks 86 $53,784 75.44%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 83 $6,428,852 73.45%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 82 $62,675 73.87%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 80 $27,340 72.07%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 78 $56,965 71.56%
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 %
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Benin 3 $72,751 50.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 50.00%
Namibia 3 $61,011 50.00%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 60.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 60.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 40.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gss Infotech Ny Inc 58 $56,011 89.23%
Harpro Tech Inc 58 $61,757 89.23%
Orpine Inc 58 $76,789 89.23%
Hamilton Madison House 58 $44,200 90.63%
Huron Consulting Services Llc 58 $97,251 90.63%
David Peyser Sportswear Inc 58 $50,186 90.63%
Usm Business Systems Inc 58 $73,405 90.63%
Pulsepoint Inc 58 $93,945 90.63%
Cosmic Healthcare Llc 58 $44,602 90.63%
Captain Blue Llc 58 $62,696 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delias Inc 4 $77,849 36.36%
The Sage Colleges 4 $46,828 36.36%
We Hospitality Inc 4 $45,947 36.36%
Portables Unlimited Llc 4 $70,554 36.36%
Mycroft Talisen Inc Dba Mycroft Inc 4 $87,636 40.00%
Jane Street Holding Llc 4 $104,302 40.00%
Urs Corporation 4 $87,231 40.00%
Onsite Construction Enterprises Inc 4 $38,210 40.00%
J J Ny Distributors Corp 4 $52,172 40.00%
Lion Resources Inc 4 $120,976 40.00%

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