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Massachusetts Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
251,530 90.49% $85,215 H-1B
21,761 7.83% $124,662 PERM
2,879 1.04% $98,182 E-3 Australian
1,798 0.65% $27,267 H-2A

As of May 2023, Massachusetts has seen a total of 277,968 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Massachusetts is the H-1B visa with 251,530 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.49% of Massachusetts's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 21,761 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 7.83% of Massachusetts's total visas.

Top Occupations in Massachusetts (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 1,531 $74,627 86.79%
Electrical Engineers 1,531 $94,150 86.99%
Dentists, General 1,428 $117,326 85.66%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,421 $82,775 88.21%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,398 $84,714 90.90%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1,385 $34,959 93.33%
Chemists 1,359 $80,031 92.14%
Industrial Engineers 1,228 $90,129 86.85%
Biomedical Engineers 1,197 $87,664 85.68%
Bioinformatics Scientists 1,065 $81,240 89.65%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 113 $65,119 134.52%
Economists 103 $83,862 127.16%
Industrial Engineers 102 $93,989 132.47%
Helpers--Production Workers 101 $29,827 134.67%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 82 $28,582 110.81%
Financial Managers 79 $130,318 111.27%
Civil Engineers 78 $83,861 113.04%
Chemists 76 $87,065 111.76%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 69 $37,853 102.99%
Information Security Analysts 68 $101,370 101.49%
Massachusetts Employees Over Time
Massachusetts has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 11,636 employees were hired. Massachusetts peaked in 2018 with 21,834 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 3,321 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Massachusetts From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philippines 43 $79,243 39.81%
Venezuela 42 $88,072 41.18%
Greece 41 $81,832 41.84%
Lebanon 38 $67,557 44.71%
South Africa 37 $92,302 44.05%
Nigeria 36 $88,956 43.37%
Romania 36 $82,072 46.75%
Bulgaria 34 $68,052 45.33%
Kenya 33 $55,272 44.59%
Malaysia 31 $80,438 44.93%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 2,132 $99,246 85.59%
Emc Corporation 2,106 $92,543 87.13%
General Hospital Corporation 2,044 $55,493 87.02%
Harvard University 1,947 $57,293 83.31%
Accenture Llp 1,876 $89,083 81.35%
Childrens Hospital Corporation 1,859 $59,953 84.50%
Brigham And Womens Hospital 1,830 $62,490 86.89%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 1,779 $67,120 87.72%
Eclinicalworks Llc 1,756 $77,558 91.79%
Staples Inc 1,703 $98,434 91.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plainville Farm 28 $29,017 100.00%
Tougas Family Farm Llc 28 $29,049 100.00%
Apex Orchards Inc 28 $27,091 100.00%
Verrill Farm Llc 27 $27,096 100.00%
Fairview Farms Inc 25 $27,483 100.00%
Atlas Farm Llc 25 $30,014 100.00%
Pleasant Valley Gardens 23 $26,798 100.00%
Sunny Crest Orchards 23 $29,743 100.00%
Patterson Farm 22 $29,909 100.00%
King Farm Inc 21 $26,359 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Homesite Group Incorporated 119 $98,581 31.40%
National Medical Care An Fmc Company 102 $105,124 27.57%
Netapp Inc 101 $103,838 27.75%
Amazon Web Services Inc 90 $107,160 24.93%
Bahwan Cybertek Inc 83 $108,474 24.20%
Umass Memorial Medical Group Inc 75 $100,364 21.99%
Bjs Wholesale Club Inc 75 $116,313 22.46%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 71 $105,301 21.85%
Childrens Hospital 70 $87,615 26.12%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc 65 $117,983 24.90%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 499 $33,555 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 430 $26,030 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 136 $31,332 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 32 $33,461 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 14 $25,962 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,609 100.00%
Crop Production 9 $30,971 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 7 $30,237 100.00%
Apple Orchards 6 $33,426 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 6 $36,140 100.00%

Massachusetts Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Massachusetts to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Massachusetts over all years is $85,215. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage