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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 %
Sales Engineers	796	$100,859	85.41%
Internists, General	779	$147,073	83.85%
Chemical Engineers	767	$90,107	86.37%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	706	$70,924	83.45%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	631	$64,157	84.47%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	587	$88,085	79.54%
Actuaries	562	$91,128	87.00%
Physical Therapists	560	$70,424	87.36%
Compliance Officers	552	$72,598	90.20%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	511	$84,109	89.18%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers	53	$134,230	89.83%
Cooks, Restaurant	52	$33,620	89.66%
Natural Sciences Managers	50	$159,012	86.21%
Rehabilitation Counselors	48	$32,469	84.21%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	48	$69,277	85.71%
Computer Network Architects	47	$113,150	85.45%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	45	$67,556	81.82%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	43	$28,108	81.13%
General and Operations Managers	41	$108,534	78.85%
Managers, All Other	39	$143,309	76.47%

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 %
Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc	37	$102,299	90.24%
Avo Usa Holding 2 Corporation	37	$98,798	90.24%
Info Services Llc	37	$73,787	90.24%
Framingham Public Schools	37	$73,802	90.24%
Cambridge Semantics Inc	37	$101,296	90.24%
Optimus Ride Inc	37	$107,453	90.24%
Quantumid Technologies	37	$97,154	90.24%
E Giants Technologies Llc	36	$87,518	87.80%
Torque Technologies Llc	36	$82,561	87.80%
Ppd Development Lp	36	$84,621	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Kour Dental Group Llc	2	$93,527	33.33%
Abpro Corporation	2	$126,870	33.33%
Hstar Techonologies	2	$82,753	33.33%
Securepay America Inc	2	$84,126	33.33%
Worldcare Clinical	2	$54,267	33.33%
Commonwealth Equity Services Inc	2	$93,444	33.33%
Corero Network Security Inc	2	$135,096	33.33%
Deloitte Fas Llp	2	$104,800	33.33%
Cytonomest Llc	2	$109,835	33.33%
Geosyntec Consultants Inc	2	$75,544	33.33%

Top Industries in Massachusetts (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Coal And Other Mineral And Ore Merchant Wholesalers	3	$84,490	100.00%
Soap Cleaning Compound And Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	2	$95,784	66.67%
Electric Power Transmission Control And Distribution	2	$62,972	66.67%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	2	$139,163	66.67%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	2	$84,365	66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills	2	$111,904	66.67%
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	2	$135,824	66.67%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages	2	$52,957	66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Except Copper And Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding	2	$69,139	66.67%
Beverage Manufacturing	2	$52,437	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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.