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 %
Men Women Ny Model Management Inc 47 $54,197 90.38%
Universal Technologies Llc 47 $82,862 90.38%
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects And Planners Llp 47 $63,638 90.38%
Isite Technologies Inc 47 $84,262 90.38%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 47 $72,940 90.38%
Keio Academy Of New York 47 $71,860 90.38%
Dy Consulting Engineers Pc 47 $73,591 90.38%
Rk Pharma Inc 47 $78,182 90.38%
Wsp Usa Buildings Inc 47 $76,209 90.38%
D Bug Inc 47 $78,147 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Euromoney Usa Llc 3 $45,968 33.33%
Liveramp Inc 3 $117,083 33.33%
Attune Insurance Services Llc 3 $119,607 37.50%
Sequel Holdings Lp Dba Sequel Stallions New York Llc 3 $34,757 37.50%
Princeton It Services Inc 3 $101,525 37.50%
Iex Group Inc 3 $78,472 37.50%
South Col Engineering Pc 3 $86,653 37.50%
Abg Hr Llc 3 $144,747 37.50%
Vidmob Inc 3 $88,317 37.50%
Cheetah Digital Inc 3 $103,376 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Canning 1 $44,637 5.88%

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