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 %
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc	238	$81,013	90.15%
Peloton Interactive Inc	238	$110,619	90.84%
Alliedmedix Resources Inc	232	$64,736	88.89%
Atos Syntel Inc	232	$77,596	89.58%
North Shore Lij Health System	231	$77,800	90.23%
Hudson Data Llc	231	$55,596	90.23%
Msci Inc	231	$103,786	90.59%
University At Albany	230	$40,979	90.20%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc	229	$101,973	89.80%
Twitter Inc	228	$115,097	89.41%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Commerzbank Ag Ny Branch	16	$113,315	33.33%
K S K Construction Group Llc	16	$80,898	33.33%
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions Llc	16	$87,533	34.04%
Remedy Bpci Partners Llc	16	$102,481	34.04%
Navillus Tile Inc	16	$119,076	34.04%
The Gallivan Corporation Dba Applied Mulch Soil	15	$24,558	31.91%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc Dba Cond Nast	15	$93,363	32.61%
Borderfree Inc	15	$105,089	32.61%
Siena College	15	$45,242	32.61%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc	15	$128,536	32.61%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,560	$102,071	84.69%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,556	$63,760	90.26%
Other Financial Investment Activities	1,489	$107,086	86.62%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,419	$61,417	89.64%
Temporary Help Services	1,395	$77,850	92.02%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,341	$96,653	89.64%
Educational Support Services	1,331	$64,318	91.10%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,331	$64,510	92.11%
Other Accounting Services	1,222	$73,262	85.51%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	1,194	$74,647	87.99%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	14	$33,516	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	11	$33,018	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	11	$27,042	100.00%
Hay Farming	10	$32,244	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	8	$28,012	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	8	$31,491	100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,409	100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	7	$23,421	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	77	$105,273	19.40%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	74	$98,887	19.68%
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers	74	$78,603	20.79%
Outpatient Mental Health And Substance Abuse Centers	71	$51,240	19.94%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	19.42%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	64	$85,129	18.55%
Hmo Medical Centers	61	$77,106	18.37%
Fine Arts Schools	60	$56,019	18.18%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	57	$99,407	17.81%
Specialized Design Services	56	$67,669	18.36%

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.