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%
Computer Programmers 51 $89,899 60.71%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 61.45%
Bakers 51 $29,603 62.20%
Compliance Officers 50 $72,122 61.73%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 50 $51,940 61.73%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 49 $33,712 60.49%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 49 $27,577 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 %
Sbi Consultants Inc 13 $81,237 86.67%
Hudson Americas Llc 13 $91,334 86.67%
Itau Bba Usa Securities Inc 13 $138,134 86.67%
Oaktree Capital Management Lp 13 $107,128 86.67%
Ivy League Unitas Usa Inc 13 $86,742 86.67%
Kepler Group Llc 13 $85,526 86.67%
Teachable Inc 13 $93,309 86.67%
Theladderscom Inc 13 $81,525 86.67%
Scopus It 13 $78,730 86.67%
Crowdtwist Inc 13 $98,362 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Us Accounting Inc 1 $76,170 33.33%
Siris Capital Group Llc 1 $103,147 33.33%
Icc Chemical Corporation 1 $203,486 33.33%
Orion Energy Partners Lp 1 $188,989 33.33%
Asara Llc 1 $116,979 33.33%
Evensonbest Llc 1 $82,576 33.33%
Spg Architects 1 $71,802 33.33%
Aria Energy Services Llc 1 $37,294 33.33%
Dynasty Gold Jewelers Inc 1 $38,563 33.33%
Shine 32 Inc 1 $52,707 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Hatcheries 19 $31,559 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 19 $31,929 100.00%
Floriculture Production 18 $31,426 100.00%
Apiculture 17 $30,476 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 17 $29,790 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 16 $29,730 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $28,794 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 15 $27,995 100.00%

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