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 %
Argus Merchant Services Llc	89	$65,063	89.00%
Lorhan Corporation Inc	89	$65,067	89.90%
Dept Of Medicine Medical Service Group At Suny Hsc At Syracuse Inc	89	$123,050	89.90%
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Us Llp	89	$158,647	89.90%
American Express Trs Company Inc	88	$95,164	88.89%
Criticalriver Inc	88	$71,097	88.89%
Compu Tech Computers Inc	88	$79,708	88.89%
Liazon Corporation	88	$74,213	88.89%
Fusemachines Inc	88	$82,413	88.89%
Polaris Consulting And Services Ltd	88	$62,084	88.89%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Atelier New York Architecture	6	$49,362	37.50%
Kitano Arms Corporation	6	$56,663	37.50%
Lee Giant Food System Inc	6	$77,834	37.50%
Riverbed Technology	6	$103,539	37.50%
Nyfg Entertainment Inc	6	$50,319	37.50%
Do Co New York Catering Inc	6	$67,451	37.50%
Mana Products Inc	6	$81,547	37.50%
Akorn Pharmaceuticals	6	$63,436	37.50%
State University Of New York At Purchase	6	$40,341	37.50%
Dechert Llp	6	$125,635	37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nuclear Electric Power Generation	2	$63,483	100.00%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation	2	$69,514	100.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,174	100.00%
Coal And Other Mineral And Ore Merchant Wholesalers	2	$51,459	100.00%
Motorcycle Bicycle And Parts Manufacturing	2	$113,132	100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming	2	$49,837	100.00%
Steam And Air Conditioning Supply	2	$72,988	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	2	$59,426	100.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing	2	$136,427	100.00%
Meat Processed From Carcasses	2	$64,792	100.00%

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.