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 %
Pakistan	215	$91,290	42.07%
Spain	194	$145,018	47.78%
Ukraine	167	$94,054	47.31%
Nepal	161	$70,828	48.94%
Colombia	160	$89,807	49.38%
Singapore	139	$106,328	50.55%
Argentina	131	$107,094	48.52%
Greece	114	$87,956	42.54%
Bangladesh	102	$78,417	44.74%
Vietnam	93	$81,719	41.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
St Barnabas Hospital	1,064	$60,562	81.60%
Deloitte Tax Llp	1,051	$75,274	89.45%
Barclays Capital Inc	988	$110,745	86.29%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States	963	$99,049	88.76%
Mount Sinai Medical Center	960	$57,903	89.80%
Meta Platforms Inc	952	$141,209	89.31%
American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc	932	$110,461	87.68%
New York University School Of Medicine	923	$53,582	94.57%
Mphasis Corporation	918	$76,498	94.64%
University Of Rochester	905	$62,100	94.17%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp	60	$132,677	36.59%
Credit Suisse Services Usa Llc	58	$95,231	36.71%
Tt Technologies Inc	57	$92,014	36.54%
New York Life Insurance Company	57	$121,406	37.25%
National Union Fire Insurance Co Of Pittsburgh Pa	57	$105,335	37.75%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc	54	$123,220	35.76%
Kaplan Inc	53	$102,154	36.05%
Webmd Llc	53	$109,401	36.55%
Jane Street Group Llc	52	$94,019	35.86%
Histogenetics Llc	52	$63,824	36.11%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Consumer Lending	467	$89,177	86.16%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	463	$82,324	88.02%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	459	$120,453	87.43%
Drugs And Druggists Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	458	$75,504	88.08%
Travel Agencies	457	$65,570	88.22%
Motion Picture And Video Production	454	$67,128	87.81%
Media Representatives	453	$79,161	88.13%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	434	$75,408	88.93%
Legal Services	415	$74,446	85.57%
Miscellaneous Intermediation	415	$119,495	86.28%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing	24	$98,562	18.32%
Social Advocacy Organizations	24	$89,336	18.46%
Other Foundation Structure And Building Exterior Contractors	22	$56,364	17.46%
Other Building Equipment Contractors	22	$70,795	17.46%
All Other Support Services	22	$97,329	17.60%
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	21	$103,694	16.94%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing	21	$66,214	17.21%
Other Schools And Instruction	21	$58,278	17.36%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	21	$50,316	17.80%
Industrial Machinery And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	20	$83,359	17.39%

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.