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 %
Cambodia 1 $44,741 33.33%
Niger 1 $149,926 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $73,164 33.33%
St Kitts And Nevis 1 $82,410 33.33%
Qatar 1 $24,502 33.33%
Luxembourg 1 $69,514 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 1 $100,443 50.00%
British Virgin Islands 1 $63,398 50.00%
Oman 1 $78,520 50.00%
Swaziland 1 $86,653 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Persistent Systems Inc 147 $70,324 88.55%
Balyasny Asset Management Lp 147 $112,658 88.55%
Ropes Gray Llp 146 $108,935 87.95%
Samiti Technology Inc 146 $62,529 87.95%
Wsp Usa Inc 145 $81,379 87.35%
United Health Services Hospitals Inc 145 $105,731 87.35%
Cubist Systematic Strategies Llc 144 $142,734 86.75%
American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc 144 $92,690 87.27%
The New School 144 $70,211 87.27%
Cavalier It Inc 143 $68,123 87.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zs Associates Inc 10 $118,310 35.71%
Cyrus Jm Corp 10 $49,939 35.71%
Tishman Speyer Properties Lp 10 $141,619 35.71%
Sinovision Incorporated 10 $61,917 37.04%
Carloha Inc 10 $72,430 37.04%
Globalfoundries Us 2 Llc 10 $102,575 37.04%
Suny Buffalo State College 10 $54,247 37.04%
Bank Leumi Usa 10 $146,944 37.04%
Global Applications Solution Llc 10 $109,311 37.04%
Bloomingdalescom Llc 10 $78,516 37.04%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Telecommunications 1 $121,202 100.00%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $42,286 100.00%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 1 $61,547 100.00%
Ship And Boat Building 1 $73,174 100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking 1 $17,181 100.00%
Plastics Bag And Pouch Manufacturing 1 $88,026 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $72,717 100.00%
Luggage And Leather Goods Retailers 1 $117,042 100.00%
Automotive Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $48,110 100.00%
Cement Manufacturing 1 $55,390 100.00%
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