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 %
Lawyers 7,759 $130,421 87.75%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,678 $100,241 90.57%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 5,676 $61,823 84.79%
Physical Therapists 5,522 $69,715 91.97%
Statisticians 4,768 $91,601 89.01%
Civil Engineers 4,757 $75,212 89.55%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,697 $153,230 91.85%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 4,388 $64,521 86.46%
Graphic Designers 3,962 $53,903 86.21%
Database Administrators 3,318 $76,585 86.81%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 505 $155,332 144.70%
Marketing Managers 473 $154,316 145.54%
Civil Engineers 459 $83,196 158.28%
Financial Managers 424 $165,937 146.71%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 356 $73,680 125.80%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318 $94,036 119.55%
Financial Specialists, All Other 261 $92,619 101.56%
Internists, General 259 $105,726 101.57%
Sales Engineers 247 $113,989 100.41%
Graphic Designers 244 $50,648 100.41%
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 %
Vst Consulting Inc 111 $62,836 88.80%
Axioma Inc 110 $87,633 88.71%
Kaleida Health 110 $81,054 88.71%
M2 Resources Inc 110 $75,830 88.71%
Speridian Technologies Llc 110 $57,903 89.43%
Staten Island University Hospital 110 $64,149 89.43%
Universal Medical Records Information Network Corp 109 $54,947 88.62%
Mizuho Securities Usa Llc 109 $128,947 88.62%
Sublime Wireless Inc 108 $70,917 87.80%
Ariston Tek Inc 108 $61,059 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evolutionary Organic 3 $20,932 100.00%
Lewis J Myruski Iii 3 $23,150 100.00%
Kinderhook Creek Farm 3 $23,123 100.00%
Smr Dyer Farms Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Main Street Farms 3 $26,666 100.00%
Stantons Feura Farm 3 $21,091 100.00%
Beckens Fruit Farm Incorporated 3 $25,404 100.00%
Windmilll Farms 3 $36,435 100.00%
Locust Grove Farm 3 $22,416 100.00%
Trade Winds Farm Tac Llc 3 $22,117 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gravitas Technology Services Llc 7 $112,282 35.00%
Noom Inc 7 $104,722 35.00%
Brookhaven Science Associates Llc 7 $96,182 35.00%
Flow Traders Us Llc 7 $130,092 35.00%
Media Planning Group Usa Llc 7 $101,789 36.84%
Xaxis 7 $116,157 36.84%
Advance Magazine Publishers Inc Dba Condooo Nast 7 $95,202 36.84%
Long Island Electric Utility Servco Llc 7 $122,711 36.84%
Trebbianno Llc 7 $113,092 36.84%
Transfinder Corporation 7 $49,462 36.84%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage