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 %
Software Developers, Applications 50,032 $95,150 90.63%
Computer Systems Analysts 34,988 $77,378 92.94%
Computer Programmers 20,805 $63,502 89.51%
Computer Occupations, All Other 17,158 $71,601 92.13%
Financial Analysts 15,789 $100,203 89.23%
Accountants and Auditors 15,722 $73,467 92.96%
Management Analysts 14,873 $88,732 93.05%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 10,568 $61,227 87.50%
Operations Research Analysts 9,225 $85,748 90.76%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 8,064 $85,741 89.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 7,049 $357,118 66.59%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,359 $150,430 148.11%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,463 $108,040 150.70%
Accountants and Auditors 1,339 $92,927 58.45%
Management Analysts 1,086 $111,113 55.15%
Financial Analysts 991 $116,759 122.19%
Software Developers, Systems Software 842 $108,909 149.29%
Lawyers 618 $402,886 121.89%
Statisticians 607 $75,005 169.08%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 582 $61,589 165.81%
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 %
Yemen 2 $75,015 40.00%
Ivory Coast 2 $100,381 40.00%
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines 2 $100,995 50.00%
Liechtenstein 2 $171,926 50.00%
Luxembourg 2 $79,072 50.00%
Mali 2 $103,397 50.00%
Palestine 2 $73,081 50.00%
United Arab Emirates 2 $94,536 50.00%
Afghanistan 2 $60,086 66.67%
Guinea-bissau 2 $67,330 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Haks Engineers Architects And Land Surveyors Pc 14 $65,245 87.50%
X Ray Optical Systems Inc 14 $60,461 87.50%
Dinosaur Securities Llc 14 $103,005 87.50%
Citimedical I Pllc 14 $60,271 87.50%
New York Society For Relief Of Ruptured Amp Crippled 14 $62,522 87.50%
S9 Architecture Engineering Dpc 14 $72,806 87.50%
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Financial 14 $59,885 87.50%
Ebusinessware Inc 14 $53,514 87.50%
A W Mobile Inc 14 $56,347 87.50%
E Aspire It Llc 14 $59,400 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Out Die Cutting Corp 1 $32,302 33.33%
Carolyn Ann Modi 1 $19,011 33.33%
Obok Inc Dba Man Doo Bar 1 $53,893 33.33%
Jamaica Auto Reapair Inc 1 $30,597 33.33%
International Planned Parenthood Federation 1 $54,018 33.33%
Jcs Group Llc 1 $0 33.33%
Highridge Construction Corporation 1 $53,373 33.33%
International Intimates Inc 1 $93,330 33.33%
R S Lin Lac Pc 1 $71,261 33.33%
News America Incorporated 1 $186,181 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 970 $66,404 85.61%
Other Management Consulting Services 953 $83,510 85.93%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities 933 $74,387 85.67%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 928 $87,155 85.61%
Other Individual And Family Services 914 $48,539 86.96%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 901 $89,546 86.47%
Insurance Carriers 889 $93,272 90.99%
Reinsurance Carriers 862 $102,596 88.23%
Portfolio Management And Investment Advice 855 $135,784 93.65%
Software Publishers 836 $127,395 92.38%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Support Activities For Road Transportation 4 $33,914 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 4 $31,278 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 4 $35,027 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 3 $32,053 75.00%
Logging 3 $29,869 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 3 $31,796 100.00%
Orange Groves 3 $26,412 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 2 $32,292 66.67%
Other Animal Production 2 $34,102 100.00%
Prefabricated Metal Building And Component Manufacturing 2 $29,723 100.00%

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