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 %
Medical and Health Services Managers 760 $94,583 86.76%
Physicists 752 $79,201 87.54%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 720 $62,561 86.85%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 717 $57,737 87.44%
Instructional Coordinators 717 $49,510 88.19%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 717 $63,522 88.63%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 706 $58,062 89.14%
Exercise Physiologists 702 $53,497 90.23%
Risk Management Specialists 694 $97,089 91.20%
Designers, All Other 656 $43,198 89.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers 68 $26,376 66.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 65 $60,909 65.00%
Home Health Aides 62 $23,747 62.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $87,476 63.16%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 59 $59,502 62.77%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $51,896 63.44%
Medical and Health Services Managers 58 $100,078 63.04%
Speech-Language Pathologists 58 $4,108,236 63.04%
Accountants 57 $75,281 63.33%
Cooks, Private Household 55 $28,858 61.80%
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 %
Redi Global Technologies Llc 14 $90,734 87.50%
Happiest Minds Technologies Private Ltd 14 $79,333 87.50%
Certik Llc 14 $88,358 87.50%
Finmkt Inc 14 $98,641 87.50%
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research Inc 14 $72,244 87.50%
Tikamobile Inc 14 $91,941 87.50%
Lodging Solutions Llc 14 $105,330 87.50%
Stonehill And Taylor Architects Pc 14 $65,125 87.50%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 14 $88,654 87.50%
Kairos Technologies Inc 14 $78,324 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tap Advisors Llc 1 $111,966 33.33%
Milberg Llp 1 $87,568 33.33%
Brooktrail Technologies 1 $68,661 33.33%
Affordable Great Locations Inc 1 $44,741 33.33%
Broome Oncology Llc 1 $50,066 33.33%
M R Capital Management Inc 1 $86,965 33.33%
Equant Inc 1 $103,875 33.33%
Oriental Paradise Inc 1 $79,622 33.33%
A Fine Gauge Inc 1 $97,573 33.33%
Tw Telecom Inc 1 $73,008 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Care Services 789 $70,382 87.57%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 752 $76,188 85.75%
Public Relations Agencies 752 $68,737 86.34%
Human Resources Consulting Services 749 $77,125 86.49%
Offices Of Physicians 747 $113,553 87.06%
Other Services Related To Advertising 747 $92,724 88.30%
Scientific Research And Development Services 736 $76,675 87.41%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 729 $69,174 86.99%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 724 $103,157 87.12%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 715 $104,397 86.14%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 181 $109,817 99.45%
Masonry Contractors 180 $52,500 98.90%
Computer Facilities Management Services 176 $14,750,187 97.24%
Other Services Related To Advertising 176 $98,261 97.78%
Educational Support Services 174 $74,732 98.86%
Offices Of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 171 $80,122 97.16%
Radio Broadcasting Stations 169 $99,261 97.13%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers 167 $85,314 97.66%
Offices Of Dentists 162 $76,789 95.86%
Other Spectator Sports 157 $31,280 94.01%

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