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
543,401 85.00% $86,022 H-1B
52,941 8.28% $188,274 PERM
36,362 5.69% $105,481 E-3 Australian
6,603 1.03% $28,798 H-2A

As of May 2023, New York has seen a total of 639,307 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New York is the H-1B visa with 543,401 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.00% of New York's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 52,941 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.28% of New York's total visas.

Top Occupations in New York (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 506 $56,002 87.85%
Chemical Engineers 503 $80,458 87.94%
Speech-Language Pathologists 494 $65,434 87.74%
Biomedical Engineers 492 $76,445 88.97%
Sales Managers 479 $131,367 86.78%
Microbiologists 478 $51,316 87.07%
Bioinformatics Scientists 469 $80,941 87.17%
Managers, All Other 457 $100,089 85.90%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 455 $126,115 86.67%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 450 $35,660 86.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 61.45%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 50 $33,859 60.98%
Natural Sciences Managers 48 $130,660 59.26%
Financial Examiners 48 $114,608 60.76%
Pediatricians, General 48 $114,963 60.76%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 47 $35,488 61.04%
Chemical Engineers 47 $96,878 61.04%
Computer Network Architects 47 $104,075 65.28%
Engineers, All Other 45 $83,720 62.50%
Family and General Practitioners 45 $122,684 62.50%
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 6,497 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 16,137 $239,806 52.21%
China 4,513 $131,726 50.78%
Canada 1,530 $418,350 47.03%
South Korea 1,381 $149,179 44.41%
United Kingdom 885 $119,155 51.27%
France 670 $116,989 40.34%
Mexico 554 $66,524 39.51%
Brazil 527 $262,469 38.00%
Philippines 501 $2,725,002 36.70%
Japan 342 $80,284 31.81%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sinovision Incorporated 216 $35,227 88.52%
Cibc World Markets Corp 215 $124,208 88.48%
Etsy Inc 213 $120,418 88.02%
3i Infotech Inc 213 $71,389 88.75%
Alfa Services Usa Inc 213 $69,752 88.75%
Diversant Llc 210 $95,464 87.50%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 210 $51,596 87.87%
Clarkson University 210 $58,389 87.87%
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America 210 $104,500 88.24%
We Work Management Llc 209 $94,274 88.19%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lakeville Orchards Inc 8 $34,692 100.00%
New Hope View Farm Llc 8 $34,739 100.00%
Associated Fruit Growers Inc 8 $30,537 100.00%
Roberts Circle R Fruit Farms Inc 8 $28,408 100.00%
Windmill Farms 8 $31,112 100.00%
Apple Adventure Llc 8 $32,960 100.00%
Erway Farms 8 $24,284 100.00%
Balsam Farms Llc 8 $33,826 100.00%
Double A Vineyards Inc 8 $31,733 100.00%
Chuck Hafner Farms Llc 8 $30,716 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings Inc 14 $115,530 34.15%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 14 $126,112 34.15%
Pjt Partners Holdings Lp 14 $182,413 34.15%
Apollo Management Holdings Lp 14 $131,821 34.15%
Labella Associates Dpc 14 $88,032 34.15%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 14 $100,747 34.15%
Pegaframe Infotech Inc 14 $134,000 34.15%
Doordash Inc 14 $96,609 34.15%
Uipath Inc 14 $121,557 35.00%
Paychex North America Inc 14 $118,229 35.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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 $86,022. 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