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 %
Infostretch Corporation 63 $85,839 90.00%
Allen Overy Llp 63 $141,353 90.00%
Morgan Stanley Amp Co Llc 62 $98,608 88.57%
Block Inc 62 $141,131 88.57%
Solgenie Technologies Inc 62 $58,327 88.57%
Square Inc 62 $118,440 88.57%
Byte Consulting Inc 62 $69,604 88.57%
It America Inc 62 $58,886 89.86%
John Jay College Of Criminal Justice Cuny 62 $70,326 89.86%
Zenith Media Services Inc 62 $75,305 89.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blank Hospitality Inc 4 $55,495 36.36%
Lighthouse Technology Services Inc 4 $68,536 36.36%
Jc Elite Construction Services Llc 4 $77,387 36.36%
Newsela Inc 4 $112,528 36.36%
Bsonyc Corp Bda Beauty Of New York 4 $59,556 36.36%
Jecus Inc Dba Sapix Usa 4 $75,676 36.36%
Aetioninc 4 $101,847 36.36%
Diamond Personnel Llc 4 $126,537 36.36%
Studio Kanji Ishii Inc 4 $46,722 36.36%
Prosperity Service Group Llc 4 $179,010 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Utility System Construction 6 $81,585 85.71%
Metal Heat Treating 6 $66,942 85.71%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 6 $79,831 85.71%
Deep Sea Passenger Transportation 6 $72,441 85.71%
Executive Offices 6 $66,050 85.71%
Roofing Contractors 6 $75,167 85.71%
Paint Varnish And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 6 $52,676 85.71%
Newspaper Publishers 6 $62,033 85.71%
Cutting Tool And Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing 6 $72,655 100.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 6 $93,541 100.00%
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.

State Avg Wage