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 %
Belize 3 $78,096 50.00%
Benin 3 $72,751 50.00%
Macau 3 $96,415 50.00%
Namibia 3 $61,011 50.00%
Yugoslavia 3 $64,799 50.00%
Bermuda 3 $77,612 60.00%
Botswana 3 $103,889 60.00%
Iraq 2 $107,494 40.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 40.00%
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Svv Infotech Inc 86 $59,439 90.53%
Global Data Management Inc 85 $81,083 89.47%
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc 85 $126,649 89.47%
Jsmn International Inc 85 $77,577 89.47%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc 85 $114,126 89.47%
Bpa International Inc 85 $41,531 89.47%
Pratt Institute 85 $119,959 90.43%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 85 $95,473 90.43%
Polaris Software Lab India Limited 85 $62,430 90.43%
Cloudeeva Inc 84 $59,754 89.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automotivemastermind Inc 6 $102,738 37.50%
Curti Associates Ltd 6 $32,708 37.50%
Claude R Mcgaughey Iii Racing Stable Inc 6 $24,419 37.50%
Tech Eternity Corp 6 $73,330 37.50%
Neustar Information Services Inc 6 $73,005 37.50%
View The Space Inc 6 $91,482 37.50%
Renaissance Learning Inc 6 $134,555 37.50%
Bofaml Securities Inc 6 $90,480 37.50%
Xeroinc 6 $118,921 37.50%
Keep Truckin Inc 6 $69,888 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 3 $34,362 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $30,209 100.00%
Beverage And Tobacco Product Manufacturing 2 $32,573 66.67%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%
Other Crushed And Broken Stone Mining And Quarrying 1 $23,421 50.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 1 $29,723 50.00%

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