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 %
Nigeria 92 $94,321 41.07%
Iran 91 $75,361 46.43%
Guatemala 82 $1,239,477 42.05%
Malaysia 79 $142,105 40.93%
South Africa 77 $106,591 40.10%
Peru 75 $66,843 39.27%
Venezuela 75 $90,356 40.98%
Bulgaria 72 $86,314 40.00%
Romania 71 $88,731 42.51%
Netherlands 67 $120,652 40.61%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 13,403 $87,683 98.43%
Infosys Limited 7,024 $77,328 99.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,633 $68,070 99.43%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 6,045 $106,501 91.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,221 $87,642 98.14%
Bloomberg Lp 4,663 $109,272 97.59%
Google Llc 4,511 $107,734 95.15%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 4,150 $104,061 97.72%
Capgemini America Inc 3,924 $88,803 94.24%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 3,339 $108,031 93.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,529 $126,935 100.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,462 $122,345 54.94%
Facebook Inc 729 $101,767 28.85%
New York City Department Of Education 626 $48,299 34.62%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc 586 $117,550 40.08%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 584 $116,226 41.60%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 525 $89,055 40.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc 522 $98,508 61.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 383 $108,904 47.17%
Synechron 357 $110,812 48.70%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hay Farming 1 $75,733 100.00%
Office Supplies And Stationery Retailers 1 $96,949 100.00%
Iron And Steel Forging 1 $62,504 100.00%
Creamery Butter Manufacturing 1 $45,802 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $93,850 100.00%
Waste Collection 1 $47,341 100.00%
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $148,346 100.00%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 1 $56,389 100.00%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $91,062 100.00%
Coal Mining 1 $44,616 100.00%
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