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 %
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 38 $43,849 82.61%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $50,877 82.61%
Insurance Sales Agents 38 $64,744 82.61%
Producers 37 $66,119 82.22%
Agricultural Engineers 37 $64,294 84.09%
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 37 $61,006 84.09%
Securities and Commodities Traders 37 $123,550 84.09%
Photonics Engineers 37 $81,576 86.05%
Transportation Planners 37 $82,852 86.05%
Manufacturing Engineers 36 $74,899 83.72%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Sales Agents 7 $61,960 29.17%
Education Administrators, All Other 7 $69,454 29.17%
Microbiologists 7 $47,391 29.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 7 $88,305 29.17%
Orderlies 7 $30,323 29.17%
Judicial Law Clerks 7 $63,143 29.17%
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 7 $43,514 29.17%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 7 $30,424 29.17%
Tax Preparers 7 $49,997 29.17%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 7 $63,443 29.17%
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 %
Jethmalani Nallaseth Pllc 14 $73,347 87.50%
Doctors United 14 $77,706 87.50%
Creative Biomart Inc 14 $81,554 87.50%
Nuxeo Corporation 14 $67,535 93.33%
Occ Strategy Consultants Usa Inc 14 $88,351 93.33%
Pediatric Service Group Llp 14 $113,763 93.33%
Donato Technologies Inc 14 $79,584 93.33%
Advancy Inc 14 $109,317 93.33%
The Brattle Group 14 $108,285 93.33%
Chadbourne Parke Llp 14 $111,014 93.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intersil Communications Inc An Intersil Corpora 1 $77,210 33.33%
Soubriet Byrne Associates 1 $41,850 33.33%
Brand X Llc 1 $43,742 33.33%
Ziba Nut Inc 1 $45,219 33.33%
3 G Service Limited 1 $92,477 33.33%
Logicatech Inc 1 $50,565 33.33%
Key Items Inc 1 $43,784 33.33%
Vicram Inc 1 $104,478 33.33%
The Hispanic Society Of America 1 $47,819 33.33%
Cooperative Technology Options Llc 1 $89,086 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Care Services 308 $45,443 96.55%
Other Specialized Design Services 305 $79,894 99.03%
Other Management Consulting Services 261 $105,451 85.57%
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 256 $279,166 98.08%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 246 $96,671 96.09%
Limited Service Restaurants 237 $26,558 96.34%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 235 $43,971 99.16%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 228 $93,828 97.02%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 221 $93,463 96.93%
Residential Remodelers 216 $78,525 97.74%

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