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 %
Fashion Designers 972 $56,209 84.52%
Materials Engineers 954 $78,742 83.54%
Accountants 936 $68,917 84.10%
Logisticians 922 $62,058 83.06%
Human Resources Specialists 893 $59,959 85.05%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 881 $64,239 84.63%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 875 $51,534 87.24%
Models 857 $51,723 85.96%
Engineers, All Other 821 $69,724 88.28%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 781 $58,258 89.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fashion Designers 82 $75,060 73.21%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 81 $27,398 72.32%
Budget Analysts 75 $64,889 66.96%
Art Directors 75 $110,576 67.57%
Instructional Coordinators 73 $47,703 66.97%
Stonemasons 73 $1,379,078 67.59%
Human Resources Specialists 73 $65,274 67.59%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 72 $51,848 67.29%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 70 $28,051 65.42%
Helpers--Production Workers 68 $26,376 64.76%
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 %
Syntel Inc 533 $79,001 86.81%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc 524 $111,264 86.61%
Jefferies Llc 520 $111,130 87.10%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 518 $63,561 86.91%
International Business Machines Corporation 512 $109,488 88.12%
Syntel Consulting Inc 512 $74,694 89.35%
Lt Technology Services Limited 508 $67,266 88.81%
Bank Of China 507 $66,786 88.95%
Rochester General Hospital 497 $97,636 87.35%
Alliancebernstein Lp 494 $100,711 87.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russells Tree Shrub Farm Llc 16 $27,654 100.00%
Maple Ridge Fruit Farm Llc 16 $31,301 100.00%
Oliver Paine Greenhouses 16 $26,943 100.00%
George W Saulpaugh Son Inc 15 $23,706 100.00%
Fowler Bros Inc 15 $21,597 100.00%
Tree Crisp Orchards Llc 15 $28,848 100.00%
Peters Lakeaire 15 $32,338 100.00%
Sergeant Farms 15 $32,161 100.00%
Milk Pail Llc 15 $26,783 100.00%
Toussaint Farms Llc 15 $30,788 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Actimize Inc 36 $109,276 37.50%
Coach Inc 35 $104,318 36.46%
Ove Arup Partners Pc 35 $79,000 37.63%
White Case Llp 35 $139,415 37.63%
Csra State And Local Solutions Llc 35 $88,899 37.63%
Crystal Window Door Systems Ltd 34 $61,217 36.56%
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc 34 $111,968 36.96%
Exoduspoint Capital Management Lp 34 $126,781 36.96%
Fractal Analytics 34 $110,197 37.36%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 33 $143,550 36.67%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pottery Ceramics And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing 1 $75,899 33.33%
Apparel Knitting Mills 1 $208,000 33.33%
Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1 $206,856 33.33%
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing 1 $90,085 33.33%
Wood Preservation 1 $111,509 33.33%
Iron Ore Mining 1 $187,199 33.33%
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining And Quarrying 1 $85,114 33.33%
Historical Sites 1 $73,590 33.33%
Finfish Farming And Fish Hatcheries 1 $126,838 33.33%
Basic Chemical Manufacturing 1 $203,486 33.33%

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