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 %
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 %
Goldman Sachs Services Llc 1,555 $107,619 86.01%
New York University 1,531 $73,432 85.72%
Virtusa Corporation 1,531 $78,360 85.91%
Amazon Web Services Inc 1,409 $111,070 79.16%
Headstrong Services Llc 1,387 $84,290 78.36%
State University Of New York At Buffalo 1,320 $48,251 83.39%
Google Inc 1,308 $93,461 88.62%
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc 1,306 $100,873 89.09%
Merrill Lynch 1,300 $98,404 89.16%
Weill Cornell Medical College 1,280 $60,744 90.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wertman Farm 23 $28,482 100.00%
G G Farms Inc 23 $27,978 100.00%
Pettit Farms Llc 23 $29,182 100.00%
Fino Farms Llc 23 $29,579 100.00%
Apple Acres Llc 23 $28,217 100.00%
Kast Farms Inc 23 $28,834 100.00%
Childstock Farms Inc 23 $26,413 100.00%
Wilklow Orchards Llc 23 $26,462 100.00%
Brightly Farms Llc 23 $29,414 100.00%
Bowman Orchards Llc 23 $27,299 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jane Street Group Llc 73 $97,793 33.95%
Nyse Market De Inc 72 $110,826 35.12%
The Blackstone Group 68 $123,862 34.69%
Tanisha Systems Inc 67 $113,809 34.54%
Incandescent Technologies Inc 67 $129,372 34.54%
Bnp Paribas Securities Corp 67 $132,358 35.83%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 66 $106,164 36.67%
Moodys Shared Services Inc 65 $117,210 37.57%
Entech Engineering Pc 64 $80,286 37.21%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 64 $81,511 37.43%

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