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 %
Fti Llc	83	$105,466	89.25%
Siri Infosolutions Inc	83	$75,465	90.22%
Addepar Inc	83	$124,820	90.22%
Union College	83	$56,055	90.22%
Envisage Information Systems Llc	83	$55,659	90.22%
Sriven Infosys Inc	83	$60,296	90.22%
Swiss Re Management Us Corporation	83	$96,723	90.22%
State Street Bank And Trust Company	83	$101,151	90.22%
Teachers College Columbia University	83	$60,947	90.22%
Oec Freight Ny Inc	83	$60,136	90.22%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Neway Technologies Inc	5	$87,277	33.33%
Emergencetek Group Inc	5	$89,311	33.33%
Sinequa Corp	5	$135,841	33.33%
Dreamwear Inc	5	$51,871	33.33%
Trident General Contracting Llc	5	$114,346	33.33%
Robert Ribaudo Racing Stable	5	$20,613	33.33%
Macys Systems And Technology Inc	5	$130,961	33.33%
World Joint Corp Dba Iace Travel	5	$64,305	33.33%
Energy Resource Solutions Inc	5	$79,481	33.33%
Alba Services Inc	5	$100,497	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	256	$80,737	88.89%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	255	$106,814	88.85%
Piece Goods Notions And Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers	252	$52,097	88.11%
Securities And Commodity Contracts Intermediation And Brokerage	251	$108,869	88.69%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	245	$80,385	86.57%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses	243	$87,389	86.48%
Language Schools	241	$47,469	87.00%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	240	$74,927	86.64%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	230	$93,634	83.94%
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	226	$92,198	83.09%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marinas	11	$39,968	15.49%
Packaging And Labeling Services	11	$92,518	15.49%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	10	$72,268	14.93%
Finance And Insurance	10	$91,971	14.93%
Manufacturing	10	$60,855	15.15%
Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations	10	$90,451	15.38%
Breweries	10	$133,882	15.38%
All Other Automotive Repair And Maintenance	10	$36,867	15.38%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing	10	$83,194	15.63%
Convention And Trade Show Organizers	10	$78,071	15.63%

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.