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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	2,900	$29,565	516.93%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	563	$30,061	150.94%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	447	$29,743	128.82%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	53	$31,452	18.66%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	45	$30,767	25.57%
Nursery Workers	25	$29,101	14.71%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	22	$29,257	13.25%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	17	$30,816	12.06%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	13	$40,418	10.08%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	11	$29,178	8.73%

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 %
Yemen	2	$75,015	40.00%
Antigua And Barbuda	2	$112,705	50.00%
Gambia	2	$59,628	50.00%
Ivory Coast	2	$100,381	50.00%
Rwanda	2	$116,127	50.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines	2	$100,995	50.00%
Guinea-bissau	2	$67,330	66.67%
Palestine	2	$73,081	66.67%
Afghanistan	2	$60,086	66.67%
Niger	1	$149,926	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oliver Wyman Inc	352	$94,099	88.44%
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva Uni	349	$43,328	89.03%
Openwave Computing Llc	342	$69,524	88.60%
Cyberthink Inc	341	$74,522	88.57%
The New York Times Company	338	$108,908	89.42%
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc	338	$61,484	91.35%
The Capital Markets Company	337	$98,146	91.33%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd	332	$74,137	89.97%
Oracle America Inc	331	$105,023	90.19%
Epam Systems Inc	331	$82,752	90.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transperfect Translations International Inc	23	$70,139	31.51%
Rbc Capital Markets Corporation	23	$90,760	32.39%
Zillow Inc	23	$87,321	32.86%
Capital One National Association	23	$79,094	32.86%
Jri America Inc	23	$114,564	32.86%
Stellar Services Inc	22	$85,553	31.88%
Ondeck Capital Inc	22	$90,962	31.88%
Avenues New York Llc	22	$64,375	31.88%
Forest Laboratories Inc	22	$75,611	32.35%
Renaissance Technologies Llc	22	$78,077	32.35%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	256	$80,737	88.89%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	255	$106,814	88.85%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	252	$52,097	88.11%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	251	$108,869	88.69%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	245	$80,385	86.57%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	243	$87,389	86.48%
Language Schools	241	$47,469	87.00%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	240	$74,927	86.64%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	230	$93,634	83.94%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	226	$92,198	83.09%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marinas	11	$39,968	15.49%
Packaging And Labeling Services	11	$92,518	15.49%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	10	$72,268	14.93%
Finance And Insurance	10	$91,971	14.93%
Manufacturing	10	$60,855	15.15%
Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations	10	$90,451	15.38%
Breweries	10	$133,882	15.38%
All Other Automotive Repair And Maintenance	10	$36,867	15.38%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing	10	$83,194	15.63%
Convention And Trade Show Organizers	10	$78,071	15.63%

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.