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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 %
Engineers, All Other 1,028 $79,308 86.60%
Civil Engineers 975 $74,149 87.44%
Information Technology Project Managers 953 $91,164 90.42%
Web Developers 908 $65,125 89.19%
Information Security Analysts 900 $91,144 91.56%
Economists 872 $84,341 88.80%
Business Intelligence Analysts 865 $80,218 89.18%
Biological Technicians 845 $45,029 88.95%
Marketing Managers 836 $122,694 88.37%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 797 $100,356 85.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Operations Research Analysts 66 $68,880 98.51%
Biomedical Engineers 64 $90,988 96.97%
Actuaries 63 $105,752 95.45%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 61 $132,460 92.42%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 58 $74,747 87.88%
Engineers, All Other 58 $105,812 87.88%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 57 $41,157 87.69%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 55 $27,350 85.94%
Chemical Engineers 54 $96,812 88.52%
Compliance Officers 54 $78,128 88.52%
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 %
India 7,977 $166,569 47.75%
China 1,561 $88,675 49.97%
Brazil 645 $48,050 46.71%
Canada 440 $104,775 45.41%
South Korea 170 $64,997 41.46%
United Kingdom 157 $1,232,094 42.20%
Mexico 144 $85,586 43.90%
Turkey 128 $77,137 47.23%
Nepal 117 $78,217 45.00%
Pakistan 110 $94,591 46.41%

Top Hiring Companies in Massachusetts (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hcl America Inc 1,686 $86,132 91.88%
Ibm Corporation 1,498 $92,624 86.59%
Akamai Technologies Inc 1,370 $102,614 79.42%
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 1,338 $54,792 82.59%
Dotcom Team Llc 1,228 $74,179 79.69%
Dana Farber Cancer Institute 1,207 $54,722 81.44%
Ventois Inc 1,068 $73,546 83.70%
Capgemini America Inc 1,033 $92,835 81.53%
Ibm India Private Limited 1,017 $77,026 94.08%
Trustees Of Boston University 989 $66,403 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boys In Berries Llc Dba Wards Berry Farm 20 $24,762 100.00%
Carver Hill Orchard 19 $26,437 100.00%
Flat Hill Orchards 19 $24,181 100.00%
Lanni Orchards Inc 19 $22,718 100.00%
Mountain Orchard Llc 18 $23,725 100.00%
Bolton Orchards 18 $23,712 100.00%
Rota Spring Farm 18 $25,459 100.00%
Outpost Farms Llc 17 $33,345 100.00%
Gideon Porth 17 $23,018 100.00%
Standard Orchards 17 $24,857 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vistaprint Usa Inc 63 $76,870 26.14%
Advantage Technical Resourcing Inc 61 $88,187 25.85%
Solution It 61 $122,230 26.29%
Dw Matrix Inc 59 $96,933 26.34%
Intel Federal Inc 58 $100,758 26.36%
Boston Higashi School Inc 57 $35,933 29.53%
Kpmg Llp 54 $86,250 28.88%
Abridge Info Systems Inc 54 $90,628 29.51%
Cargurus Inc 54 $107,071 30.68%
Netbrain Technologies Inc 53 $94,329 30.29%

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