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 %
Iceland 4 $99,195 44.44%
Kosovo 4 $78,619 50.00%
Nicaragua 4 $105,191 57.14%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 42.86%
Botswana 3 $103,889 42.86%
Latvia 3 $56,229 42.86%
Burkina Faso 3 $114,670 42.86%
Suriname 3 $44,311 42.86%
Republic Of Congo 3 $57,713 50.00%
Malta 3 $138,750 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vsquare Infotech Inc 204 $68,016 89.47%
Kirkland Ellis Llp 203 $144,139 89.04%
3i Infotech Inc 202 $70,430 88.99%
Barclays Bank Plc 200 $106,502 88.11%
Vitech Systems Group Inc 199 $88,114 87.67%
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Llp 199 $140,701 88.05%
Beth Israel Medical Center 198 $67,737 88.00%
State University Of New York Upstate Medical University 197 $51,663 87.56%
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America 197 $102,971 87.95%
Ebay Inc 196 $123,864 87.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluecrest Capital Management New York Lp 14 $129,970 34.15%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd 14 $128,232 34.15%
Citigroup Management Corp 14 $125,121 34.15%
Jfm Concrete Inc 13 $60,590 31.71%
The Korea Daily New York Corp 13 $64,099 31.71%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 13 $25,005 31.71%
Uipath Inc 13 $118,794 31.71%
Blink Health Group Llc 13 $127,958 32.50%
Cookfox Architects Dpc 13 $54,198 32.50%
Montefiore Information Technology Llc 13 $119,243 32.50%

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