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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 604 $55,234 86.66%
Occupational Therapists 599 $67,695 87.70%
Art Directors 591 $93,731 87.82%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 578 $138,287 86.66%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 570 $74,045 88.10%
Computer Network Architects 568 $98,309 92.36%
Compliance Officers 546 $62,759 88.78%
Materials Scientists 530 $60,460 87.89%
Social Science Research Assistants 515 $42,779 86.70%
Mathematicians 511 $92,315 88.41%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 53 $28,343 60.23%
Chief Executives 53 $182,645 60.23%
Psychiatrists 53 $140,579 60.23%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 53 $47,660 60.92%
Bakers 51 $29,603 58.62%
Compliance Officers 51 $71,845 59.30%
Billing and Posting Clerks 51 $38,191 59.30%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 51 $51,966 60.00%
Office Clerks, General 51 $30,165 60.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 60.71%
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 6,497 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New York From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Applied Materials Inc 132 $80,357 90.41%
Point72 Asset Management Lp 132 $144,783 90.41%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc 131 $87,451 90.34%
Capgemini America Inc Legacy Capgemini Financial Services Inc 131 $97,530 90.34%
Bard College 131 $65,348 90.34%
Computer Sciences Corporation 131 $65,192 90.34%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 131 $97,973 90.34%
Rafael Vinoly Architects Pc 129 $49,976 88.97%
Ec Infosystems Inc 129 $67,333 89.58%
Infinity Tech Group Inc 129 $78,291 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kutiks Honey Farm Llc 4 $28,423 100.00%
Eden Valley Growers Inc 4 $34,008 100.00%
Love Apple Farm 4 $20,792 100.00%
Lt Starowitz Farms 4 $34,008 100.00%
Kirbys Farm Market 4 $22,043 100.00%
Willow Bend Farm Llc 4 $33,644 100.00%
Lincoln Hill Farm Brewery Inc 4 $35,698 100.00%
Donald Demarree Fruit Farms Inc 4 $20,810 100.00%
Lor Rob Belgian Llc 4 $33,644 100.00%
M Keneston Corporation 4 $19,569 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Carta Inc 9 $145,857 39.13%
Zoni Language Center Inc 8 $44,645 34.78%
Downtown Bronx Medical Associates Pc 8 $76,822 34.78%
Pasona N A Inc 8 $62,962 34.78%
Ny Korean Pentecostal Holiness Church 8 $38,688 34.78%
Kabco Pharmaceuticals Inc 8 $95,594 34.78%
Hamilton Madison House 8 $46,909 34.78%
Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum Pc 8 $58,235 34.78%
7thonline Inc 8 $76,544 34.78%
Yes Financial Research Inc Dba Ematrix Solutions 8 $80,262 34.78%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
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 $86,022. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage