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 %
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 %
Jefferies Company Inc 46 $96,632 88.46%
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc 46 $122,352 88.46%
Kitware Inc 46 $80,219 88.46%
College Of Staten Islandthe City University Of New York 46 $80,694 90.20%
Autotradercom Inc 46 $92,614 90.20%
Elsevier Inc 46 $93,163 90.20%
Group Pmx Llc 46 $82,717 90.20%
Supstat Inc 46 $109,186 90.20%
Us Tiger Securities Inc 46 $78,900 90.20%
Nychhc Jacobi Medical Center 46 $68,632 90.20%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wilson Associates 3 $57,241 37.50%
Kns Building Restoration 3 $69,410 37.50%
Rock Ridge Studllc 3 $25,536 37.50%
Synpulse Usa 3 $91,153 37.50%
Little Basil 3 $20,800 37.50%
Skf Electrical Corp 3 $62,386 37.50%
Chentronics Llc 3 $82,555 37.50%
Jachs Ny Llc 3 $72,079 37.50%
Bednark Stdio Inc 3 $34,001 37.50%
Bridges Senior Concepts Inc 3 $30,958 37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Poultry Hatcheries 19 $31,559 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 19 $31,929 100.00%
Floriculture Production 18 $31,426 100.00%
Apiculture 17 $30,476 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 17 $29,790 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 16 $29,730 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $28,794 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 15 $27,995 100.00%

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