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 %
Judicial Law Clerks 922 $53,040 84.66%
Rehabilitation Counselors 919 $32,272 84.54%
Materials Engineers 915 $77,895 87.39%
Logisticians 876 $61,130 84.80%
Models 854 $51,547 86.09%
Human Resources Specialists 821 $58,737 84.29%
Engineers, All Other 815 $69,601 88.30%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 813 $50,694 88.37%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 785 $63,451 87.03%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 713 $57,341 88.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 78 $56,965 71.56%
Fashion Designers 78 $75,422 72.90%
Stonemasons 73 $1,379,078 68.87%
Instructional Coordinators 73 $47,703 68.87%
Budget Analysts 73 $64,567 69.52%
Art Directors 72 $109,993 68.57%
Human Resources Specialists 70 $65,329 67.96%
Helpers--Production Workers 68 $26,376 67.33%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 66 $49,169 66.00%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 65 $27,488 67.01%
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 %
Cambodia 1 $44,741 33.33%
Niger 1 $149,926 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $73,164 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Qatar 1 $24,502 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $69,514 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $100,443 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $63,398 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $86,653 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sql Data Solutions Inc 88 $56,746 89.80%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co 88 $90,742 89.80%
Ramps International Inc 87 $77,192 88.78%
Zylog Systems Limited 87 $56,672 89.69%
Techpro Consulting Inc 87 $42,938 89.69%
Oasis Professional Management Group Ltd 87 $54,806 89.69%
Technofina Services Inc 87 $55,532 90.63%
Protiviti Inc 87 $91,259 90.63%
Credit Suisse Asset Management Llc 87 $93,181 90.63%
Histogenetics Llc 87 $59,019 90.63%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Att Services Inc 6 $91,684 37.50%
Ideo Lp 6 $72,287 37.50%
Aux Systems Inc 6 $86,729 37.50%
Pt Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk 6 $94,179 37.50%
Hudson Americas Lp 6 $109,446 37.50%
Nasdaq Inc 6 $86,618 37.50%
Macys Merchandising Corporation 6 $84,681 37.50%
Seatgeek Inc 6 $119,292 37.50%
Dack Consulting Solutions Inc 6 $95,656 37.50%
The Trade Desk Inc 6 $112,916 37.50%

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