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 %
Egypt	64	$84,490	39.02%
Hong Kong	64	$91,738	41.56%
Chile	59	$100,047	38.31%
Thailand	58	$66,140	40.85%
Lebanon	58	$106,991	42.96%
Trinidad And Tobago	56	$57,680	42.75%
Jamaica	55	$66,609	42.31%
New Zealand	52	$108,606	40.00%
El Salvador	51	$51,468	42.15%
Dominican Republic	51	$82,212	43.97%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Bank Of New York Mellon	511	$112,095	87.20%
Uber Technologies Inc	508	$111,799	89.12%
Lt Technology Services Limited	487	$66,626	85.59%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc	485	$61,760	86.61%
Alliancebernstein Lp	484	$99,610	86.89%
Standard Poors Financial Services Llc	482	$107,867	87.64%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc	480	$78,514	87.91%
Corning Incorporated	470	$89,015	87.36%
Jefferies Llc	467	$108,659	87.29%
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine	464	$64,719	87.22%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Citadel Enterprise Americas Llc	34	$111,968	36.56%
Ascent Pharmaceuticals Inc	33	$77,583	35.48%
Csra State And Local Solutions Llc	33	$88,004	35.87%
Cisco Systems Inc	33	$118,140	35.87%
Twin Peaks Inc	33	$69,610	36.67%
Pdt Partners Llc	32	$105,897	35.96%
White Case Llp	31	$139,358	34.83%
Amazon Advertising Llc	31	$97,270	35.63%
Excellus Health Plan Inc	30	$76,553	34.88%
Saks Direct Llc Dba Hbc Digital	30	$107,508	34.88%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Fine Arts Schools	183	$49,289	92.42%
Voluntary Health Organizations	176	$78,237	88.89%
Child And Youth Services	176	$56,416	89.80%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	174	$92,380	89.23%
Tax Preparation Services	174	$69,468	89.69%
Professional And Management Development Training	171	$68,225	89.06%
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events Without Facilities	168	$73,791	87.96%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	166	$117,773	86.91%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	164	$82,205	85.86%
Medical Dental And Hospital Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	162	$75,394	85.26%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers	7	$89,339	13.21%
Musical Instrument Manufacturing	7	$72,598	13.21%
Administration Of Human Resource Programs Except Education Public Health And Veterans Affairs Programs	7	$61,075	13.46%
Printing	7	$51,721	13.46%
Broadwoven Fabric Mills	7	$68,278	13.46%
Blind And Shade Manufacturing	7	$103,242	13.46%
Machine Shops	7	$42,616	13.73%
Labor Unions And Similar Labor Organizations	6	$73,521	11.76%
Other Motion Picture And Video Industries	6	$87,131	11.76%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	6	$30,614	11.76%

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.