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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

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 %
Biological Scientists, All Other	3,067	$50,270	83.75%
Mechanical Engineers	3,006	$75,653	88.93%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	2,978	$71,438	89.35%
Financial Specialists, All Other	2,803	$73,951	90.45%
Financial Quantitative Analysts	2,768	$102,426	89.75%
Public Relations Specialists	2,623	$52,239	88.56%
Chemists	2,302	$62,286	90.56%
Electrical Engineers	2,241	$82,742	89.39%
Marketing Managers	2,151	$143,955	86.18%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,049	$77,678	91.84%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Construction Managers	230	$110,287	98.71%
Mechanical Engineers	217	$80,008	95.59%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	212	$55,530	93.39%
Operations Research Analysts	199	$72,429	88.44%
General and Operations Managers	195	$136,840	87.44%
Electrical Engineers	187	$87,301	85.78%
Database Administrators	182	$99,334	84.65%
Chemists	180	$75,839	90.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	176	$87,581	94.12%
Materials Engineers	160	$84,185	86.49%

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 %
Auerbach Grayson And Company Llc	14	$131,490	87.50%
Tracelink Inc	14	$91,947	87.50%
Nextdoor Inc	14	$136,212	87.50%
Pragma Securities Llc	14	$111,628	87.50%
United Nations Foundation Inc	14	$133,468	87.50%
Scripps Networks Llc	14	$99,448	87.50%
Akerman Llp	14	$150,986	87.50%
Achieve Beyond Inc	14	$83,244	87.50%
Mastech Resourcing Inc	14	$88,391	87.50%
Peatix Inc	14	$110,411	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Corporate Counseling Associates Inc	1	$187,221	33.33%
Preferred Builders Inc	1	$75,733	33.33%
Mid Hudson Anesthesiologists Pc	1	$166,400	33.33%
Macquarie Corporate Asset Finance Consulting Inc	1	$160,680	33.33%
Silver Lining Interiors	1	$83,824	33.33%
Entergy Services Inc	1	$74,360	33.33%
Jbdc Llc	1	$61,693	33.33%
I K International Us Ltd	1	$79,872	33.33%
Brooker Engineering Pllc	1	$87,818	33.33%
Universal Construction Resources Inc	1	$73,112	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	1,730	$95,975	85.73%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	1,711	$104,716	89.25%
Temporary Help Services	1,681	$77,713	89.13%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	1,621	$98,927	86.22%
Other Specialized Design Services	1,608	$64,510	92.20%
Investment Banking And Securities Intermediation	1,558	$130,040	96.29%
Web Search Portals And All Other Information Services	1,472	$146,705	91.83%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	1,459	$61,077	91.76%
Educational Support Services	1,427	$65,273	93.82%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	1,423	$65,979	94.05%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	17	$29,762	100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming	15	$29,704	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	14	$34,652	100.00%
Hay Farming	12	$33,041	100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover	12	$31,391	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	11	$32,839	100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning	9	$29,014	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	8	$25,987	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	7	$33,512	100.00%
Sheep Farming	7	$33,616	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	446	$67,682	100.00%
Landscaping Services	443	$436,475	100.00%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	376	$103,706	100.00%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	366	$54,119	100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	358	$103,460	99.44%
Insurance Carriers	354	$103,240	98.88%
Residential Building Construction	348	$54,657	98.31%
Other Financial Investment Activities	344	$115,621	98.85%
Other Accounting Services	331	$94,168	96.22%
All Other Financial Investment Activities	319	$115,763	96.37%

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.