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 %
Astronomers 60 $65,483 83.33%
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $47,018 81.94%
Transportation Engineers 58 $76,389 82.86%
Regulatory Affairs Managers 57 $134,942 81.43%
Food Service Managers 57 $55,336 86.36%
Advertising Sales Agents 56 $51,122 86.15%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 56 $59,016 88.89%
Historians 56 $47,362 88.89%
Pharmacists 55 $106,525 87.30%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 54 $59,442 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tile and Marble Setters 9 $68,171 33.33%
Materials Scientists 9 $78,703 33.33%
Athletic Trainers 9 $44,871 33.33%
Designers, All Other 9 $56,014 33.33%
Social Science Research Assistants 9 $48,203 34.62%
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 9 $37,726 34.62%
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 9 $57,854 34.62%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 9 $37,350 34.62%
Reporters and Correspondents 9 $74,258 34.62%
Helpers--Electricians 9 $32,263 34.62%
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 %
Netherlands 68 $119,430 40.72%
Chile 67 $105,775 40.61%
Hong Kong 67 $93,247 41.88%
Thailand 66 $67,623 42.31%
Lebanon 64 $105,866 41.83%
Jamaica 63 $64,885 43.45%
Dominican Republic 61 $80,047 42.96%
New Zealand 56 $111,664 42.11%
Trinidad And Tobago 56 $57,680 42.75%
El Salvador 55 $49,948 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barclays Bank Plc 203 $107,203 89.04%
D E Shaw Co Lp 203 $84,455 89.04%
Beth Israel Medical Center 201 $67,958 88.16%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 200 $78,931 87.72%
Vitech Systems Group Inc 199 $88,114 87.28%
Mt Bank 198 $104,140 86.84%
Natsoft Corporation 196 $83,247 87.50%
Citadel Americas Services Llc 196 $108,210 87.50%
Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton Llp 192 $117,371 85.71%
Corning Research Development Corporation 191 $94,309 85.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chance Farms Llc 8 $28,941 100.00%
Binley Florist Inc 8 $24,430 100.00%
Vanputte Seed Co Inc 8 $27,932 100.00%
Main Street Farms Llc 8 $33,316 100.00%
Buhrmaster Fruit Produce Inc 8 $30,537 100.00%
Little Lake Farm Llc 8 $21,032 100.00%
Glendale Fruit Farm Llc 8 $29,312 100.00%
Dolan Orchards 8 $23,005 100.00%
Yans Ginseng Farm Inc 8 $28,961 100.00%
Daniel Demarree Fruit Farm Llc 8 $33,826 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Handel Architects 13 $67,000 34.21%
Credit Agricole Corporate Investment Bank 13 $151,049 34.21%
Sprinklr 13 $106,914 34.21%
Allen Overy Llp 13 $130,995 34.21%
Zs Associates Inc 13 $120,314 34.21%
New York Genome Center Inc 13 $74,550 34.21%
Montefiore Information Technology Llc 13 $119,243 34.21%
Cooperatieve Rabobank Ua 13 $164,410 34.21%
Cookfox Architects Dpc 13 $54,198 34.21%
The Korea Daily New York Corp 13 $64,099 34.21%

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