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 %
Marriage and Family Therapists 27 $45,711 87.10%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 27 $31,870 87.10%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 27 $70,421 90.00%
Investment Fund Managers 27 $130,911 90.00%
Environmental Economists 25 $90,026 83.33%
Residential Advisors 25 $33,617 83.33%
Quality Control Systems Managers 24 $106,842 82.76%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 24 $36,522 82.76%
Neurologists 23 $176,413 82.14%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $62,780 82.14%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 5 $38,896 22.73%
Fundraisers 5 $65,058 22.73%
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 5 $75,013 22.73%
Animal Breeders 5 $32,086 22.73%
Legal Secretaries 5 $63,307 22.73%
Furniture Finishers 5 $38,630 22.73%
Statistical Assistants 5 $39,454 22.73%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 5 $39,666 22.73%
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $57,383 22.73%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 5 $30,364 23.81%
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 %
Costa Rica 16 $105,916 47.06%
Slovenia 16 $102,301 48.48%
Cyprus 16 $85,126 50.00%
Guyana 15 $50,105 48.39%
Panama 15 $76,170 50.00%
Macedonia 14 $89,947 48.28%
Moldova 13 $81,440 44.83%
Lithuania 13 $85,040 46.43%
Burma (myanmar) 13 $93,079 46.43%
Haiti 12 $71,390 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Proskauer Rose Llp 115 $144,170 88.46%
New York Genome Center Inc 115 $72,412 89.15%
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center 115 $79,741 89.15%
Paribas North America 115 $118,101 89.15%
Pfizer Inc 114 $91,459 88.37%
The Nielsen Company Us Llc 114 $81,135 89.06%
Citadel Information Services Inc 114 $61,798 89.76%
Friedman Llp 114 $75,830 89.76%
Adobe Systems Incorporated 114 $99,351 89.76%
M Arthur Gensler Jr Associates Inc 113 $61,778 88.98%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wilbert Fruit Farm Llc 3 $33,467 100.00%
Halseys Green Thumb Water Mill 3 $29,120 100.00%
Otisco Orchard 3 $31,158 100.00%
Grenzy Farms 3 $34,951 100.00%
Fishkill Farms Llc 3 $36,435 100.00%
Forking Paths Vineyards Inc And Associates 3 $25,258 100.00%
Pultneyville Fruit Farm Inc 3 $36,435 100.00%
Childstock Farms Inc Order 3 3 $34,951 100.00%
Shadowbrook Nursery 3 $19,079 100.00%
Allhay Farms Inc 3 $24,857 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Afs Intercultural Programs 7 $93,315 33.33%
Uva Wine Bar 7 $41,817 33.33%
Interactive Data Managed Solutions Llc 7 $93,169 33.33%
Medicus Group International Inc 7 $67,745 35.00%
Newedge Usa Llc 7 $139,574 35.00%
Flextrade Llc 7 $85,024 35.00%
Muji Usa Limited 7 $61,182 35.00%
Ziff Brothers Investments Llc 7 $95,891 35.00%
Fx Alliance Llc Fxall 7 $101,816 35.00%
International Flavors Fragrances 7 $110,616 35.00%

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