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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	3,399	$30,634	575.13%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	840	$32,144	182.61%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	447	$29,743	124.17%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	87	$33,496	28.43%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	45	$30,767	15.46%
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	25	$30,957	12.56%
Nursery Workers	25	$29,101	14.53%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23	$32,358	13.77%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	19	$46,153	12.10%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	13	$34,260	8.44%

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 %
Apax Partners Lp	14	$111,761	87.50%
Lethya Group Inc	14	$73,171	87.50%
Muhao Usa Inc	14	$70,485	87.50%
Ogmen Law Pllc	14	$65,932	87.50%
National Grid Corporate Services Llc	14	$60,908	87.50%
New York City Criminal Justice Agency Inc	14	$64,466	87.50%
Infoweb Systems Inc	14	$80,449	87.50%
The Population Council Inc	14	$106,229	87.50%
A To Z Physical Therapy Pc	14	$69,668	87.50%
Mp Engineers Pc	14	$62,972	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Glas Provider Services Inc	1	$29,994	33.33%
Brsales Mdpc	1	$41,184	33.33%
Level 42 Associates Llc Dba 42 The Restaurant	1	$39,770	33.33%
Imxpilates Inc	1	$55,994	33.33%
Franks Gourmet Market Inc	1	$23,150	33.33%
Marist Brothers	1	$33,883	33.33%
Bpcm Nyc Ltd	1	$54,018	33.33%
Steven B Kreichman	1	$26,499	33.33%
Creative Lifestyles Inc	1	$37,835	33.33%
Lizs Richmond Cleanersinc Ta Custom Care Clea	1	$30,430	33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	703	$93,551	86.15%
Other Sound Recording Industries	697	$113,483	90.76%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	667	$72,944	87.30%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	647	$63,329	88.87%
Office Administrative Services	636	$91,629	88.33%
Media Buying Agencies	631	$86,005	88.25%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	598	$126,452	88.86%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	584	$79,847	88.08%
Computer Facilities Management Services	583	$86,305	88.60%
Research And Development In Biotechnology Except Nanobiotechnology	581	$84,497	89.52%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Hog And Pig Farming	1	$35,256	100.00%
Other Spectator Sports	1	$37,024	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Freight Transportation Arrangement	157	$70,388	96.91%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	155	$86,623	98.73%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	154	$64,235	98.09%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	152	$91,723	96.82%
Other Sound Recording Industries	148	$114,490	95.48%
Construction Of Buildings	148	$47,493	96.10%
Office Administrative Services	144	$101,793	94.74%
Graphic Design Services	144	$67,854	97.30%
Construction	143	$51,489	96.62%
Offices Of Physicians	139	$106,604	96.53%

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.