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 %
Nigeria	92	$94,321	41.07%
Iran	91	$75,361	46.43%
Guatemala	82	$1,239,477	42.05%
Malaysia	79	$142,105	40.93%
South Africa	77	$106,591	40.10%
Peru	75	$66,843	39.27%
Venezuela	75	$90,356	40.98%
Bulgaria	72	$86,314	40.00%
Romania	71	$88,731	42.51%
Netherlands	67	$120,652	40.61%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Squarepoint Ops Llc	121	$97,781	90.30%
Bnp Paribas North America	120	$92,959	89.55%
Queens College Of The City University Of New York	120	$92,467	89.55%
Reliable Software Resources Inc	120	$60,345	89.55%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc	120	$67,913	89.55%
Trigyn Technologies Inc	120	$92,029	89.55%
Geo Logic Systems Corp	120	$56,748	90.23%
Citadel Llc	119	$92,332	89.47%
Randstad Technologies Llc	119	$96,448	89.47%
Resource Logistics Inc	119	$81,912	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Harvard Management Associates Inc	8	$62,242	38.10%
Envisage Information Systems	8	$75,975	38.10%
Future Wok Inc	8	$30,566	38.10%
Hirani Engineering And Land Sur Pc	8	$74,792	38.10%
Li Champions Taekwondo Inc	8	$33,678	38.10%
Intertek Testing Services Na Inc	8	$76,944	38.10%
Mixit Inc	8	$92,680	38.10%
Duff Phelps Llc	8	$121,436	38.10%
Gs Execution Clearing Lp	8	$118,920	38.10%
New Era Cap Co Inc	8	$80,483	38.10%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	84	$62,723	87.50%
Credit Unions	83	$98,136	86.46%
Electromedical And Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing	82	$82,107	86.32%
Family Planning Centers	82	$74,108	86.32%
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events	82	$68,204	87.23%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	81	$75,357	86.17%
All Other Business Support Services	81	$81,531	86.17%
Teleproduction And Other Postproduction Services	79	$64,018	85.87%
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers	79	$57,838	87.78%
Public Finance Activities	79	$70,457	87.78%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oil And Gas Extraction	2	$70,148	6.90%
Floriculture Production	2	$55,869	6.90%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing	2	$52,073	6.90%
Drafting Services	2	$57,772	6.90%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing	2	$60,913	6.90%
Flight Training	2	$64,292	7.14%
Title Abstract And Settlement Offices	2	$74,422	7.14%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs	2	$50,956	7.41%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing	2	$93,465	7.41%
All Other Waste Management Services	2	$41,777	7.41%

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.