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 %
Financial Managers 1,958 $161,975 90.40%
Interior Designers 1,934 $50,929 90.25%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,892 $47,735 89.12%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,831 $80,343 89.32%
Cost Estimators 1,737 $63,096 85.65%
General and Operations Managers 1,641 $116,619 84.24%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 1,641 $56,504 85.87%
Industrial Engineers 1,622 $78,578 86.05%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,545 $85,479 83.69%
Information Technology Project Managers 1,484 $91,590 92.92%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Public Relations Specialists 155 $56,980 85.16%
Actuaries 151 $131,221 84.36%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 147 $50,374 84.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 141 $27,192 81.50%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 141 $128,285 81.50%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 141 $139,712 82.46%
Childcare Workers 139 $25,591 82.25%
Credit Analysts 132 $108,865 79.52%
Industrial Engineers 132 $83,108 81.48%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 131 $148,677 82.39%
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 %
Independent Health Association Inc 113 $81,850 88.98%
Ipsoft Incorporated 112 $89,024 88.19%
Fig Llc 112 $106,876 88.89%
Razorfish Llc 112 $86,613 88.89%
System Soft Technologies Llc 112 $69,772 88.89%
Via Transportation Inc 112 $92,029 88.89%
Caremark Llc 112 $121,054 88.89%
Sligo Software Solutions Inc 111 $85,166 88.10%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 111 $78,776 88.80%
Dataminr Inc 111 $121,819 88.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Schofield Farms Llc Vineyard 3 $33,592 100.00%
Rl Jeffres Sons Inc 3 $37,024 100.00%
Hilltop Hops And Barley Co Inc 3 $26,222 100.00%
Girouxs Poultry Farm Inc 3 $32,517 100.00%
Lyn Oaken Farms Inc 3 $36,435 100.00%
Bushart Farms Llc 3 $32,822 100.00%
Van De Walle Fruit Farms Llc 3 $21,473 100.00%
Henry W Agle And Sons Inc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Samascott Orchards Llc 3 $20,918 100.00%
Lor Rob Belgians Llc 3 $27,990 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hippodrome Services 7 $32,793 35.00%
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld Llp 7 $120,370 35.00%
Credit Agricole Securities Usa Inc 7 $131,067 35.00%
Holland Knight Llp 7 $125,498 35.00%
Marsh Mclennan Co 7 $111,293 35.00%
Meetup Inc 7 $98,809 35.00%
Gace Consulting Engineers Pc 7 $70,670 35.00%
Slce Architects Llp 7 $62,349 35.00%
Victorias Secret Stores Llc 7 $97,567 35.00%
Kgs Alpha Capital Markets Lp 7 $145,656 35.00%

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