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 %
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 86 $54,986 83.50%
Anesthesiologists 85 $179,297 84.16%
Physical Scientists, All Other 84 $53,069 84.85%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 83 $74,788 84.69%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 82 $40,830 84.54%
Librarians 80 $58,948 83.33%
Archivists 78 $46,378 82.98%
Administrative Services Managers 78 $80,643 82.98%
Clinical Data Managers 75 $98,347 84.27%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 74 $101,260 83.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Carpenters 14 $28,172 43.75%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 13 $50,195 40.63%
Credit Counselors 13 $42,429 40.63%
Librarians 13 $61,691 41.94%
Writers and Authors 13 $67,862 41.94%
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 13 $61,355 41.94%
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 12 $60,205 38.71%
Computer User Support Specialists 12 $65,557 38.71%
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 12 $47,051 40.00%
Film and Video Editors 12 $73,696 40.00%
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 %
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 2,543 $99,175 87.36%
Morgan Stanley Co Llc 2,538 $103,133 88.77%
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai 2,402 $77,237 92.07%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 2,186 $100,169 84.30%
Accenture Llp 2,117 $90,016 86.94%
Globalfoundries Us Inc 2,070 $84,362 85.79%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 2,068 $66,838 90.58%
Bank Of America Na 1,996 $98,482 89.95%
Kpmg Llp 1,981 $86,591 91.08%
Hcl America Inc 1,974 $73,543 91.26%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gunnison Lakeshore Orchards Inc 30 $26,760 100.00%
Saratoga Apple Inc 30 $27,008 100.00%
Cahoon Farms Inc 29 $27,836 100.00%
Plummer Orchards Llc 29 $26,775 100.00%
Lamont Fruit Farm Inc 28 $27,038 100.00%
Beak Skiff Apple Farms Inc 28 $27,307 100.00%
Schichtels Nursery Inc 27 $26,783 100.00%
Golden Harvest Farm 27 $26,257 100.00%
Hudson Valley Grown 27 $29,715 100.00%
Soons Orchards 27 $27,622 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Interfysio Llc 152 $54,333 36.63%
Montefiore Medical Center 130 $97,810 31.94%
Mastercard International Incorporated 130 $114,348 33.16%
Accenture Llp 125 $129,364 34.53%
Gcom Software Inc 118 $92,875 33.91%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 106 $102,639 31.83%
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 96 $123,646 29.54%
Citadel Americas Llc 93 $88,625 28.70%
Northwell Health 92 $133,711 29.21%
Palantir Technologies 90 $98,348 29.61%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 34 $74,712 89.47%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 33 $67,196 86.84%
Drinking Places Alcoholic Beverages 33 $60,840 86.84%
Photography Studios Portrait 33 $46,863 86.84%
Performing Arts Companies 33 $60,650 89.19%
Books Printing 33 $73,629 89.19%
Newspaper Publishers 32 $80,605 86.49%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 32 $69,988 86.49%
Beverage Manufacturing 32 $85,487 86.49%
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 32 $68,191 86.49%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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