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 %
Interpreters and Translators 344 $45,375 87.31%
Landscape Architects 342 $60,551 87.47%
Pediatricians, General 342 $117,671 87.69%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 337 $67,879 87.08%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 323 $47,712 85.22%
Chief Executives 322 $200,520 87.03%
Auditors 320 $71,854 93.29%
Architectural Drafters 303 $54,388 88.60%
Natural Sciences Managers 302 $114,250 88.56%
Mental Health Counselors 294 $47,314 86.22%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Vietnam 109 $84,140 47.19%
Nigeria 105 $92,573 45.65%
Iran 94 $75,378 41.23%
Venezuela 85 $90,548 39.17%
Malaysia 83 $139,798 40.69%
South Africa 82 $105,770 41.21%
Peru 75 $66,843 39.89%
Romania 74 $88,773 40.22%
Egypt 72 $84,196 39.34%
Bulgaria 72 $86,314 39.34%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pivotal Software Inc 55 $117,513 88.71%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 55 $78,519 88.71%
The Hackett Group Inc 55 $114,212 88.71%
Publicis Inc 55 $79,212 88.71%
Astir Services Llc 55 $70,315 88.71%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 55 $45,265 88.71%
Perfume Center Of America Inc 55 $66,358 88.71%
Sourceinfotech Inc 55 $55,399 88.71%
Mizuho Americas Services Llc 55 $122,603 88.71%
General Physician Pc 55 $169,294 88.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Law Office Of Yong Il Jeongpc 4 $103,199 40.00%
Slack Technologies Inc 4 $100,053 40.00%
Gain Theory Llc 4 $96,637 40.00%
Saptalis Pharmaceuticals Llc 4 $81,172 40.00%
Hps Investment Partners Llc 4 $157,815 40.00%
Geoland Land Surveying Pc 4 $50,539 40.00%
Aecom 4 $144,461 40.00%
Dentsply Sirona Inc 4 $87,937 40.00%
Montefiore New Rochelle 4 $156,042 40.00%
Catterton Latin America Management Co 4 $167,466 40.00%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 98,495 $78,853 91.49%
Computer Systems Design Services 25,735 $91,512 88.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 23,927 $60,562 84.63%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 17,768 $87,003 95.70%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 17,070 $85,476 92.90%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 13,030 $94,648 94.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 10,408 $89,192 88.44%
Offices Of Lawyers 9,458 $111,482 85.41%
Commercial Banking 9,377 $100,032 90.99%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 7,825 $88,284 90.05%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Orchards 1,886 $30,351 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 696 $32,749 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 541 $32,484 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 288 $28,231 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 171 $30,288 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 160 $29,782 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 142 $27,351 100.00%
Crop Production 139 $32,082 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 123 $31,543 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 122 $32,754 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 19,070 $114,748 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 4,093 $95,495 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,890 $97,316 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 2,968 $59,062 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 2,575 $116,449 100.00%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2,166 $110,937 100.00%
Commercial Banking 1,792 $114,618 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,608 $85,343 100.00%
Offices Of Lawyers 1,557 $219,317 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 1,477 $118,161 100.00%

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