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 57,332 $97,126 90.85%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,215 $78,267 91.79%
Financial Analysts 30,727 $99,749 84.12%
Computer Programmers 18,757 $62,997 89.31%
Computer Occupations, All Other 15,946 $72,161 91.98%
Management Analysts 12,143 $87,486 92.33%
Accountants and Auditors 11,933 $73,718 91.61%
Operations Research Analysts 10,219 $86,482 87.03%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,492 $60,416 87.29%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,681 $106,577 90.09%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Curators 41 $62,101 0.35%
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41 $54,357 1.43%
Pediatricians, General 41 $113,289 1.85%
Billing and Posting Clerks 40 $38,147 1.81%
Office Clerks, General 39 $29,390 2.07%
Mathematicians 38 $78,110 3.73%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 38 $98,396 4.43%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $48,190 5.01%
Bakers 37 $28,722 5.91%
Clergy 37 $36,710 6.65%
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 %
India 14,788 $249,399 54.06%
China 4,111 $134,521 52.28%
Canada 1,391 $448,384 44.81%
South Korea 1,286 $154,718 44.34%
United Kingdom 829 $118,600 49.91%
France 627 $115,789 39.14%
Mexico 518 $65,452 37.35%
Brazil 474 $280,583 36.57%
Philippines 466 $2,925,172 36.01%
Japan 325 $73,142 34.80%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Young Us Llp 13,403 $87,683 98.43%
Infosys Limited 7,024 $77,328 99.46%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 6,633 $68,070 99.43%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 6,045 $106,501 91.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 5,221 $87,642 98.14%
Bloomberg Lp 4,663 $109,272 97.59%
Google Llc 4,511 $107,734 95.15%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 4,150 $104,061 97.72%
Capgemini America Inc 3,924 $88,803 94.24%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 3,339 $108,031 93.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 8,529 $126,935 100.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,462 $122,345 54.94%
Facebook Inc 729 $101,767 28.85%
New York City Department Of Education 626 $48,299 34.62%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc 586 $117,550 40.08%
Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc 584 $116,226 41.60%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 525 $89,055 40.45%
Amazoncom Services Llc 522 $98,508 61.20%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 383 $108,904 47.17%
Synechron 357 $110,812 48.70%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 94,000 $77,559 91.51%
Investment Banking And Securities Dealing 42,345 $103,276 84.38%
Computer Systems Design Services 23,450 $88,802 90.51%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 20,220 $59,394 81.54%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 15,785 $84,560 96.81%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 14,559 $83,882 92.18%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 12,047 $92,380 94.60%
Portfolio Management 8,944 $107,914 85.47%
Commercial Banking 8,171 $97,254 90.71%
Offices Of Lawyers 7,542 $109,889 85.53%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Potato Farming 82 $28,865 5.22%
Grape Vineyards 46 $28,880 17.29%
Wineries 28 $30,749 19.86%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 27 $30,511 20.61%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 23.17%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 19 $31,929 41.30%
Landscaping Services 18 $31,785 64.29%
Floriculture Production 18 $31,426 66.67%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 15 $28,794 62.50%
Apiculture 13 $29,950 68.42%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools 946 $53,335 5.52%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 574 $100,216 6.14%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 515 $94,602 13.36%
Religious Organizations 492 $759,451 17.90%
Full Service Restaurants 376 $50,108 14.07%
Internet Publishing And Broadcasting And Web Search Portals 211 $103,807 8.80%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 190 $43,418 9.28%
Beauty Salons 190 $37,154 9.76%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 186 $94,805 11.43%
Offices Of Dentists 142 $76,881 10.09%

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.

State Avg Wage