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 %
Mercury Systems Inc 129 $62,794 88.97%
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 129 $107,177 88.97%
Ec Infosystems Inc 129 $67,333 88.97%
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 129 $87,203 88.97%
Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation 129 $72,795 89.58%
Mt Bank 129 $94,612 89.58%
Metlife Group Inc 129 $106,929 90.21%
Markit North America Inc Dba Ihs Markit 128 $95,177 89.51%
Apex Technology Group Inc 128 $63,776 89.51%
General Electric Company Global Research Center 128 $85,123 89.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zurich American Insurance Company 9 $149,150 39.13%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 9 $85,414 39.13%
Columbia International College 9 $71,508 39.13%
Fullbeauty Brands Management Services Lp 9 $102,447 39.13%
James C Grimes Land Design Inc 8 $27,061 34.78%
Controlled Contamination Services 8 $25,501 34.78%
Linde Inc 8 $99,985 34.78%
Chobani Llc 8 $126,981 34.78%
Axiom Software Laboratories Inc 8 $115,619 34.78%
Jma Wireless 8 $78,692 34.78%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 100 $31,866 100.00%
Potato Farming 82 $28,865 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 81 $29,899 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 76 $31,407 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 46 $28,880 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 37 $30,604 100.00%
Wineries 35 $31,038 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 27 $30,511 100.00%
Landscaping Services 20 $31,651 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 253 $281,686 20.65%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 216 $93,740 19.83%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 214 $43,518 20.04%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 209 $93,872 20.59%
Masonry Contractors 176 $51,862 17.87%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 155 $70,234 16.90%
Other Spectator Sports 138 $31,731 16.03%
Securities And Commodity Exchanges 126 $112,122 15.85%
Collection Agencies 125 $109,426 18.04%
Nail Salons 122 $30,559 18.57%

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