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 %
Art Directors 558 $92,344 88.01%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 558 $54,501 89.28%
Occupational Therapists 552 $67,557 90.05%
Exercise Physiologists 529 $52,581 88.02%
Compliance Officers 520 $61,706 87.39%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 519 $134,481 87.52%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 517 $72,887 87.93%
Materials Scientists 483 $59,483 87.50%
Training and Development Specialists 470 $55,327 88.85%
Speech-Language Pathologists 470 $64,865 89.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Psychiatrists 53 $140,579 60.92%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 53 $47,660 62.35%
Bakers 51 $29,603 60.71%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 61.45%
Computer Programmers 51 $89,899 62.20%
Compliance Officers 50 $72,122 61.73%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 50 $51,940 61.73%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 49 $27,577 60.49%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 49 $33,712 60.49%
Office Clerks, General 48 $29,761 60.76%
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 %
Gilsanz Murray Steficek Llp Engineers And Architects 47 $66,400 88.68%
Leacheng Intl Inc 47 $56,425 88.68%
Oneil Langan Architects Pc 47 $51,012 88.68%
Lucid Technologiesllc 47 $68,964 88.68%
Eyork Consulting Inc 47 $57,341 88.68%
Open Society Foundations 47 $74,507 88.68%
Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal Partners 47 $75,804 88.68%
Horizon Media Inc 47 $89,399 88.68%
Time Inc 47 $89,952 90.38%
Hamilton College 47 $52,305 90.38%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mellanox Technologies 3 $89,093 33.33%
Great Holding Management Inc 3 $52,375 33.33%
Niagara Transformer Corporation 3 $67,426 33.33%
Golden Seahorse Llc 3 $69,611 33.33%
Startapp Inc 3 $164,015 33.33%
Casper Sleep Inc 3 $95,617 33.33%
Empire Control Abatement Inc 3 $103,944 33.33%
Quantbot Technologies Lp 3 $96,748 33.33%
Candlestick Capital Management Lp 3 $71,705 33.33%
Guarantr Inc 3 $105,761 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 18 $60,588 81.82%
Outpatient Care Centers 18 $115,751 81.82%
Casinos Except Casino Hotels 18 $93,877 81.82%
Aircraft Manufacturing 18 $101,808 81.82%
Flooring Contractors 18 $59,983 81.82%
Service Establishment Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 18 $65,952 81.82%
Limousine Service 17 $69,319 77.27%
Curtain And Linen Mills 17 $55,981 77.27%
Other Support Activities For Transportation 17 $64,676 77.27%
Mattress Manufacturing 17 $86,276 80.95%
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