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 %
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 291 $44,726 85.84%
Survey Researchers 278 $53,467 83.48%
Producers and Directors 274 $61,816 85.63%
Dentists, General 273 $114,739 87.22%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 269 $64,740 86.22%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 262 $47,207 87.63%
Human Resources Managers 262 $129,645 90.97%
Credit Counselors 261 $41,110 90.63%
Industrial Production Managers 257 $100,576 89.55%
Database Architects 253 $86,311 88.46%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 33 $42,748 62.26%
Music Directors and Composers 33 $51,085 63.46%
Interpreters and Translators 33 $43,880 63.46%
Treasurers and Controllers 32 $132,410 61.54%
Purchasing Managers 32 $113,536 61.54%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 32 $20,522 61.54%
Technical Writers 30 $69,175 57.69%
File Clerks 29 $30,416 56.86%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 29 $402,463 56.86%
Environmental Engineers 29 $80,518 56.86%
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 %
Ihs Global Inc 14 $81,370 93.33%
Campbell Alliance Group Inc 14 $101,437 93.33%
Varian Medical Systems Inc 14 $85,546 93.33%
Investor Analytics Llc 14 $80,059 93.33%
Highland Capital Group Llc 14 $94,411 93.33%
Interactive Data Managed Solutions Llc 14 $76,816 93.33%
Insyst Inc 14 $83,161 93.33%
Corporate Computer Solutions Llc 14 $81,298 93.33%
Akron Generics Llc 14 $111,287 93.33%
Mansai Inc 14 $74,816 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synetre Llc 1 $87,277 33.33%
Yashpal Arya Md Pc 1 $85,592 33.33%
3rd Angle Technologies Inc 1 $84,885 33.33%
Alpha Garment Inc 1 $70,408 33.33%
Hiflex Corporation Of North America 1 $56,035 33.33%
Good Enough To Eat Uptown Ltd 1 $21,570 33.33%
Chabad Lubavitch Center 1 $29,016 33.33%
Joesal Corp 1 $0 33.33%
El Paso 1 $0 33.33%
Stuarts Seafood Market Ltd 1 $26,978 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 17 $29,762 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 15 $29,704 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 14 $34,652 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $33,041 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $31,391 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 11 $32,839 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 9 $29,014 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 8 $25,987 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 7 $33,512 100.00%
Sheep Farming 7 $33,616 100.00%

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