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 %
Physician Assistants	158	$92,096	86.81%
Veterinarians	157	$78,742	86.74%
Reporters and Correspondents	156	$48,473	86.67%
Surgeons	146	$177,531	83.91%
Sustainability Specialists	145	$78,273	88.41%
Soil and Plant Scientists	141	$49,105	86.50%
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	140	$58,270	89.17%
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	138	$70,504	87.90%
Energy Engineers	137	$86,040	87.26%
Epidemiologists	137	$75,786	88.39%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	20	$83,574	52.63%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$48,244	52.63%
Customer Service Representatives	19	$42,359	51.35%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	19	$63,612	51.35%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	19	$24,870	51.35%
Loan Officers	19	$105,717	52.78%
Auditors	19	$80,556	52.78%
Rehabilitation Counselors	19	$30,156	52.78%
Healthcare Social Workers	19	$49,840	52.78%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	19	$49,169	52.78%

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 %
Flatiron Health Inc	177	$109,034	88.06%
Groupm Worldwide Llc	177	$88,575	88.06%
Ralph Lauren Corporation	177	$84,709	88.50%
Weil Gotshal Manges Llp	177	$134,977	88.50%
Prime Healthcare Services Inc	176	$58,379	88.00%
Ccms	176	$54,935	88.44%
Bytedance Inc	176	$119,649	88.44%
National Economic Research Associates Inc	176	$81,291	88.44%
Mufg Union Bank Na	175	$102,791	88.38%
Itech Us Inc	175	$80,589	88.38%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
El Mimomex Farm Corp	7	$31,221	100.00%
Richters Orchard	7	$28,853	100.00%
Pettit Farms	6	$22,298	100.00%
Mark Eger Brothers Inc	6	$32,219	100.00%
Zehr Farms Inc	6	$22,492	100.00%
Russell Farms	6	$26,142	100.00%
Lake Breeze Fruit Farms Inc	6	$27,688	100.00%
Mead Orchardsllc	6	$23,438	100.00%
Lansing Farm	6	$31,470	100.00%
Ogdens Design Plantings Inc	6	$27,945	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nyse Market Inc	11	$102,676	32.35%
Jensen Jensen	11	$54,131	32.35%
Yu Shan Co Usa Ltd	11	$68,661	33.33%
The College Of Saint Rose	11	$48,187	33.33%
Lf Usa Inc	11	$99,655	33.33%
Qs Investors Holdings Llc	11	$102,396	33.33%
Intercos America Inc	11	$115,947	33.33%
Smartling Inc	11	$94,557	33.33%
Q4 Designs Llc	11	$60,609	33.33%
Placeiq	11	$112,971	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	7,693	$74,376	91.52%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies	7,361	$108,467	89.94%
Management Consulting Services	7,158	$86,401	88.17%
Other Computer Related Services	7,134	$80,696	89.62%
Architectural Services	7,121	$58,117	95.14%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	6,423	$79,563	94.54%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	5,060	$112,297	87.66%
Advertising Agencies	4,877	$80,332	89.80%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	4,170	$66,419	87.88%
Credit Card Issuing	3,754	$109,141	93.48%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agriculture Construction And Mining Machinery Manufacturing	117	$25,929	100.00%
Potato Farming	94	$29,869	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	92	$30,678	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	89	$32,470	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	57	$30,359	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	49	$32,248	100.00%
Wineries	49	$32,894	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	36	$32,041	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	33	$34,063	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	27	$32,235	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,270	$747,273	100.00%
Architectural Services	1,153	$67,055	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	1,126	$98,927	100.00%
Management Consulting Services	1,059	$107,563	100.00%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,037	$53,953	100.00%
Private Households	974	$153,339	100.00%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	926	$94,963	100.00%
Advertising Agencies	837	$105,705	100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	750	$100,731	100.00%
Credit Card Issuing	703	$102,177	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.