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 %
Software Developers, Applications 50,202 $95,203 90.94%
Computer Systems Analysts 35,005 $77,387 92.99%
Computer Programmers 20,808 $63,504 89.53%
Computer Occupations, All Other 17,159 $71,598 92.14%
Accountants and Auditors 14,301 $71,594 92.74%
Management Analysts 13,991 $87,002 92.30%
Financial Analysts 13,454 $95,613 89.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,761 $59,651 87.30%
Operations Research Analysts 8,325 $84,302 90.55%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8,066 $85,757 91.22%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 7,039 $357,463 66.49%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,355 $150,491 151.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,459 $108,065 157.66%
Accountants and Auditors 1,267 $92,550 58.55%
Management Analysts 1,035 $110,681 54.73%
Financial Analysts 928 $115,920 117.77%
Software Developers, Systems Software 841 $108,899 157.20%
Statisticians 584 $74,806 117.27%
Lawyers 574 $424,629 159.89%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 550 $61,268 158.50%
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 %
Grenada 7 $58,419 43.75%
Montenegro 6 $103,284 37.50%
Tajikistan 6 $76,333 40.00%
Barbados 6 $95,247 40.00%
St Lucia 6 $71,004 42.86%
Uganda 6 $89,116 46.15%
Estonia 6 $89,365 46.15%
Zambia 5 $78,899 38.46%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 5 $89,066 41.67%
Tanzania 5 $109,648 41.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Collaborate Solutions Inc 52 $85,798 89.66%
Xoriant Corporation 52 $89,983 89.66%
Honeywell International Inc 52 $93,551 89.66%
The Hackett Group Inc 52 $111,403 89.66%
Sco Family Of Services 52 $41,945 89.66%
Digitas Inc 52 $78,392 89.66%
Polytechnic Institute Of New York University 52 $56,773 89.66%
Milbank Llp 52 $154,263 89.66%
Nychhc Harlem Hospital Center 52 $67,094 91.23%
Teledyne Lecroy Inc 52 $81,455 91.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willis Re Inc 4 $73,278 44.44%
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexisnexis Division 4 $98,670 44.44%
Eeson Construction Tsg Llc 4 $79,435 44.44%
7 11 Food Stores 4 $64,054 44.44%
The Optrading Inc 4 $32,396 44.44%
First Pay Solutions Llc 4 $67,668 44.44%
Acotel Interactive Inc 4 $87,729 44.44%
Ocean Pacific Seafood Group 4 $52,281 44.44%
Triplay Inc 4 $165,724 44.44%
Chd Home Textile 4 $51,532 44.44%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 28 $69,247 87.50%
Rail Transportation 28 $89,871 87.50%
Mobile Food Services 27 $65,587 84.38%
Building Finishing Contractors 27 $70,771 84.38%
Lessors Of Real Estate 27 $94,099 84.38%
New Car Dealers 27 $85,782 87.10%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 27 $59,719 87.10%
Distilleries 27 $104,557 87.10%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 26 $79,014 83.87%
Other Gambling Industries 26 $112,396 83.87%
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