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 %
Actuaries 1,422 $104,458 89.43%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1,403 $33,606 88.69%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 1,384 $110,520 87.54%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,378 $57,554 93.81%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 1,374 $76,814 93.66%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 1,352 $65,850 93.56%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 1,313 $56,484 90.93%
Credit Analysts 1,295 $89,473 90.37%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,238 $58,073 87.31%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 1,223 $77,614 89.01%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Information Security Analysts 129 $125,164 87.16%
Economists 125 $97,451 88.03%
Interior Designers 125 $53,258 88.03%
Cooks, Restaurant 117 $31,397 82.98%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 117 $66,806 82.98%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 115 $55,079 82.73%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 115 $44,145 84.56%
Occupational Therapists 107 $14,927,247 78.68%
Physical Therapist Assistants 104 $49,903 77.04%
Sales Managers 103 $151,355 78.03%
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 %
Pakistan 237 $93,572 42.40%
Spain 214 $143,200 46.22%
Ukraine 186 $92,517 46.38%
Colombia 185 $89,412 50.27%
Nepal 175 $72,289 47.95%
Singapore 144 $106,838 47.52%
Argentina 141 $107,682 48.45%
Greece 122 $88,492 45.52%
Guatemala 115 $891,846 43.40%
Bangladesh 109 $78,833 44.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goldman Sachs New Jersey Llc 56 $86,849 88.89%
Keane Inc 56 $86,601 88.89%
Metlife Global Inc 56 $103,762 88.89%
Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services Pc 56 $204,904 88.89%
Pronix Inc 56 $79,504 88.89%
Nyc Management Group Inc 56 $48,153 88.89%
Tremor Video Inc 56 $98,340 88.89%
Ipg Health Llc 56 $95,769 88.89%
Blue Wolf Group Llc 56 $80,778 88.89%
Funaro Co Pc 56 $66,074 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Knight Orchards Of Saratoga Inc 1 $23,421 100.00%
Duncan Family Farms Inc 1 $42,203 100.00%
Warrens Nursery Inc 1 $29,723 100.00%
Glenview Stables Inc 1 $21,965 100.00%
Stephen S Schilde Dba Sharon Orchards 1 $21,965 100.00%
Wild Mountain Apiaries 1 $27,560 100.00%
Faerys Landscape Inc 1 $18,179 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Barkbox Inc 4 $71,453 40.00%
Marymount Manhattan College 4 $85,958 40.00%
Ae Real Estate Management Llc 4 $78,790 40.00%
Winmill Software Inc 4 $130,375 40.00%
Sbsamerica Inc 4 $116,100 40.00%
Tradition America Holdings Inc 4 $134,805 40.00%
Cardiovascular Research Foundation 4 $72,285 40.00%
Npv Staffing Llc 4 $76,492 40.00%
Orbit Sprinkler Corp 4 $35,454 40.00%
Anthem Inc 4 $85,998 40.00%

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