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 %
Risk Management Specialists 704 $97,057 89.68%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 691 $61,540 88.70%
Medical and Health Services Managers 686 $92,061 88.40%
Instructional Coordinators 685 $48,807 88.50%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 669 $57,059 89.92%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 660 $57,852 88.95%
Physicists 641 $77,313 86.62%
Designers, All Other 636 $42,398 86.77%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 600 $62,810 88.37%
Computer Network Architects 569 $98,208 85.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 65 $51,343 67.01%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 61 $60,495 62.89%
Home Health Aides 61 $23,587 66.30%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 59 $59,502 64.13%
Speech-Language Pathologists 58 $4,108,236 64.44%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 58 $51,928 65.17%
Accountants 57 $75,281 64.04%
Medical and Health Services Managers 55 $99,092 61.80%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $86,779 60.67%
Cooks, Private Household 54 $28,715 61.36%
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 %
Inprocess Inc 48 $49,477 88.89%
Ipsos Mma Inc 48 $82,636 88.89%
Pa Consulting Group Inc 48 $75,224 88.89%
Monroe College Ltd 48 $50,378 88.89%
Akqa Inc 48 $78,061 88.89%
Superior Software And Technology Solutions Llc 48 $66,437 88.89%
Workandco International Inc 48 $95,788 88.89%
Firstborn Multimedia Corporation 48 $56,712 88.89%
Next Management Llc 48 $53,332 88.89%
Arcesium Llc 48 $91,776 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Strategic Cs Llc 3 $142,466 33.33%
American Securities Llc 3 $90,702 33.33%
Andromeda Advantage Inc 3 $83,997 33.33%
Klatencor Corporation 3 $90,466 33.33%
Gemini Trust Company Llc 3 $88,303 33.33%
Allazo Health Corp 3 $93,365 33.33%
Mm Pest Control Inc 3 $77,029 33.33%
100 Broad Street Llc Dba Essen 3 $28,205 33.33%
Lalor Dental Llc 3 $143,894 33.33%
Marks Bookkeeping Services Llc 3 $65,194 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $69,247 87.50%
Rail Transportation 28 $89,871 87.50%
Mobile Food Services 27 $65,587 84.38%
Building Finishing Contractors 27 $70,771 84.38%
Lessors Of Real Estate 27 $94,099 84.38%
New Car Dealers 27 $85,782 87.10%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 27 $59,719 87.10%
Distilleries 27 $104,557 87.10%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 26 $79,014 83.87%
Other Gambling Industries 26 $112,396 83.87%
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