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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Information Security Analysts 1,199 $101,403 90.02%
Budget Analysts 1,181 $60,625 92.63%
Economists 1,133 $99,632 89.35%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 1,108 $67,226 87.87%
Construction Managers 1,097 $96,395 89.26%
Web Developers 1,093 $62,366 90.93%
Sales Engineers 1,077 $106,157 89.75%
Biological Technicians 1,053 $45,302 88.04%
Internists, General 1,041 $126,305 89.28%
Judicial Law Clerks 1,020 $53,788 88.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Coaches and Scouts 103 $34,223 78.63%
Cost Estimators 102 $62,448 80.31%
Logisticians 97 $67,562 76.38%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 96 $57,046 75.59%
Chefs and Head Cooks 96 $55,407 76.80%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 90 $60,491 76.27%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 89 $56,743 75.42%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 86 $6,206,334 73.50%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 84 $62,613 72.41%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 84 $39,390 73.04%
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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jethmalani Nallaseth Pllc 14 $73,347 87.50%
Doctors United 14 $77,706 87.50%
Creative Biomart Inc 14 $81,554 87.50%
Nuxeo Corporation 14 $67,535 93.33%
Occ Strategy Consultants Usa Inc 14 $88,351 93.33%
Pediatric Service Group Llp 14 $113,763 93.33%
Donato Technologies Inc 14 $79,584 93.33%
Advancy Inc 14 $109,317 93.33%
The Brattle Group 14 $108,285 93.33%
Chadbourne Parke Llp 14 $111,014 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intersil Communications Inc An Intersil Corpora 1 $77,210 33.33%
Soubriet Byrne Associates 1 $41,850 33.33%
Brand X Llc 1 $43,742 33.33%
Ziba Nut Inc 1 $45,219 33.33%
3 G Service Limited 1 $92,477 33.33%
Logicatech Inc 1 $50,565 33.33%
Key Items Inc 1 $43,784 33.33%
Vicram Inc 1 $104,478 33.33%
The Hispanic Society Of America 1 $47,819 33.33%
Cooperative Technology Options Llc 1 $89,086 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage