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 %
Geneticists 54 $83,232 88.52%
Therapists, All Other 54 $47,905 90.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 53 $47,066 88.33%
Counselors, All Other 53 $41,790 88.33%
Geographers 51 $56,335 85.00%
Supply Chain Managers 50 $110,809 86.21%
Aerospace Engineers 49 $93,605 85.96%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 49 $52,709 87.50%
Copy Writers 47 $62,779 85.45%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 47 $51,842 94.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 9 $57,854 34.62%
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 9 $37,350 34.62%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $42,587 32.00%
Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 8 $31,436 32.00%
Upholsterers 8 $39,109 32.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 8 $85,787 32.00%
Cooks, Short Order 8 $23,153 32.00%
Financial Managers, Branch or Department 8 $144,396 32.00%
Dental Assistants 8 $33,740 32.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 8 $69,957 32.00%
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 %
Portugal 54 $98,072 41.54%
Sweden 50 $114,912 42.74%
Sri Lanka 49 $78,503 42.24%
Indonesia 49 $88,014 43.75%
Hungary 48 $96,148 44.44%
Kazakhstan 43 $75,397 44.79%
Switzerland 40 $103,948 42.11%
Honduras 38 $61,934 40.43%
Belgium 36 $116,400 38.71%
Albania 35 $57,560 38.46%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hudson Data Llc 233 $55,862 89.27%
Apogee Medical Group New York Pc 232 $139,325 89.23%
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc 232 $107,723 89.58%
North Shore Lij Health System 231 $77,800 89.88%
University At Albany 230 $40,979 90.20%
Bactolac Pharmaceutical Inc 229 $61,504 89.80%
Twitter Inc 228 $115,097 90.48%
Murex North America Inc 227 $89,499 90.08%
Finsoft Consultants Inc 227 $71,926 90.80%
Zebra Technologies Corporation 226 $103,995 90.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lagoner Farms 9 $25,352 100.00%
Harbes Agricultural Enterprises 9 $31,147 100.00%
Altobelli Family Farms 9 $29,559 100.00%
Two Lakes Vineyard Management 9 $33,072 100.00%
Holmquest Farm 9 $28,166 100.00%
Fino Farms 9 $26,830 100.00%
Rathbun Farms 9 $33,215 100.00%
Island Park Llc 9 $29,432 100.00%
Woodcrest Genetics Llc 9 $31,482 100.00%
Intergrow Greenhouses Inc 9 $25,466 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine 15 $72,237 32.61%
Blackstone Inc 15 $133,664 33.33%
Ariston Tek Inc 14 $107,183 31.11%
Mvp Consulting Plus Inc 14 $81,980 31.11%
Tbs Shipping Services Inc 14 $83,213 31.11%
Alfred University 14 $49,720 31.11%
Atlas Air Inc 14 $98,760 31.11%
Bogopa Enterprises Inc 14 $65,247 31.82%
Long Island Conservatory 14 $64,198 32.56%
Saks Incorporated 14 $104,861 32.56%

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