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 %
Medical and Health Services Managers 760 $94,583 86.76%
Physicists 752 $79,201 87.54%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 720 $62,561 86.85%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 717 $57,737 87.44%
Instructional Coordinators 717 $49,510 88.19%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 717 $63,522 88.63%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 706 $58,062 89.14%
Exercise Physiologists 702 $53,497 90.23%
Risk Management Specialists 694 $97,089 91.20%
Designers, All Other 656 $43,198 89.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers 68 $26,376 66.67%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 65 $60,909 65.00%
Home Health Aides 62 $23,747 62.00%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $87,476 63.16%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 59 $59,502 62.77%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $51,896 63.44%
Medical and Health Services Managers 58 $100,078 63.04%
Speech-Language Pathologists 58 $4,108,236 63.04%
Accountants 57 $75,281 63.33%
Cooks, Private Household 55 $28,858 61.80%
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 %
Patch Media Corporation 13 $74,818 86.67%
Nation Online Inc 13 $52,282 86.67%
Community Assistance Resources Extended Services 13 $51,866 86.67%
Zara Usa Inc 13 $81,342 86.67%
Silverstein Properties Inc 13 $105,029 86.67%
Gorbel Inc 13 $71,486 86.67%
Shoo In Llc 13 $54,707 86.67%
Trinuc Llc 13 $56,256 86.67%
Ddg Partners Llc 13 $72,979 86.67%
Wissen Infotech Inc 13 $72,504 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trent Trading Corp 1 $60,445 33.33%
Acc Technical Services 1 $44,554 33.33%
Barbara Israel Enterprises Inc 1 $70,970 33.33%
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Centerlucy Moses School 1 $75,878 33.33%
Arper Usa Inc 1 $204,818 33.33%
Michael J Neely Do Pllc 1 $74,318 33.33%
Ctr Solution Inc 1 $72,550 33.33%
Seawolf Capital Llc 1 $139,506 33.33%
Cvision Technologies Inc 1 $102,315 33.33%
Hbe Solutions Llc 1 $121,202 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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