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 %
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 604 $55,234 86.66%
Occupational Therapists 599 $67,695 87.70%
Art Directors 591 $93,731 87.82%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 578 $138,287 86.66%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 570 $74,045 88.10%
Computer Network Architects 568 $98,309 92.36%
Compliance Officers 546 $62,759 88.78%
Materials Scientists 530 $60,460 87.89%
Social Science Research Assistants 515 $42,779 86.70%
Mathematicians 511 $92,315 88.41%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 53 $28,343 60.23%
Chief Executives 53 $182,645 60.23%
Psychiatrists 53 $140,579 60.23%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 53 $47,660 60.92%
Bakers 51 $29,603 58.62%
Compliance Officers 51 $71,845 59.30%
Billing and Posting Clerks 51 $38,191 59.30%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 51 $51,966 60.00%
Office Clerks, General 51 $30,165 60.00%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 51 $24,981 60.71%
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 %
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