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 %
Sql Data Solutions Inc	88	$56,746	89.80%
Goldman Sachs Amp Co	88	$90,742	89.80%
Ramps International Inc	87	$77,192	88.78%
Zylog Systems Limited	87	$56,672	89.69%
Techpro Consulting Inc	87	$42,938	89.69%
Oasis Professional Management Group Ltd	87	$54,806	89.69%
Technofina Services Inc	87	$55,532	90.63%
Protiviti Inc	87	$91,259	90.63%
Credit Suisse Asset Management Llc	87	$93,181	90.63%
Histogenetics Llc	87	$59,019	90.63%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Att Services Inc	6	$91,684	37.50%
Ideo Lp	6	$72,287	37.50%
Aux Systems Inc	6	$86,729	37.50%
Pt Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk	6	$94,179	37.50%
Hudson Americas Lp	6	$109,446	37.50%
Nasdaq Inc	6	$86,618	37.50%
Macys Merchandising Corporation	6	$84,681	37.50%
Seatgeek Inc	6	$119,292	37.50%
Dack Consulting Solutions Inc	6	$95,656	37.50%
The Trade Desk Inc	6	$112,916	37.50%

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.