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 %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation 136 $82,839 88.31%
Numerix Llc 135 $88,544 88.24%
Nyc Healthcare Staffing Llc 134 $57,570 88.74%
Cantor Fitzgerald Lp 134 $92,092 88.74%
Mediterranean Shipping Company Usa Inc 134 $45,952 88.74%
Techgroup America Inc 134 $64,852 88.74%
Stv Incorporated 133 $79,492 88.67%
Aig Employee Services Inc 133 $87,403 88.67%
Aol Inc 132 $77,761 88.59%
Mio Partners Inc 132 $99,466 88.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Yt Resolution Services Llc 9 $80,441 36.00%
Admerasia Inc 9 $69,363 36.00%
Saatchi Saatchi North America Inc 9 $94,508 36.00%
Viacomcbs Inc 9 $149,363 37.50%
Hf Management Services Llc 9 $133,453 37.50%
Hd Consulting Service Llc 9 $72,666 37.50%
Schrodinger 9 $84,522 37.50%
Dws Investment Management Americas Inc 9 $113,647 37.50%
Catchpoint 9 $138,154 37.50%
Zipari Inc 9 $126,027 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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