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 %
American Express Trs Company Inc	88	$95,164	89.80%
The Raymond Corporation	87	$74,207	88.78%
Flatmind Technologies Inc	87	$56,373	88.78%
Computer Task Group Inc	87	$72,905	88.78%
Technofina Services Inc	87	$55,532	88.78%
Adroit Associates Inc	87	$79,608	88.78%
Union College	87	$56,200	88.78%
Techpro Consulting Inc	87	$42,938	88.78%
Zylog Systems Limited	87	$56,672	89.69%
Quality Matrix Inc	86	$65,191	88.66%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Falcone Farms Inc	2	$36,140	100.00%
Mammoser Farms Incorporated	2	$21,549	100.00%
Zuber Farms Llc	2	$40,040	100.00%
Youngman Orchards	2	$36,140	100.00%
Walnut Grove Farm Llc	2	$31,096	100.00%
Nesbitt Fruit Farm	2	$33,914	100.00%
6 Nightingale Road Llc	2	$36,140	100.00%
Susan Dekleva Cohen	2	$31,148	100.00%
Robinson Family Farms Llc	2	$36,400	100.00%
Bland Farms Production And Packing Llc Dba Bland Farms New York Llc	2	$22,693	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tap Electrical Contracting Service Inc	6	$87,356	37.50%
Automotivemastermind Inc	6	$102,738	37.50%
Renaissance Learning Inc	6	$134,555	37.50%
Xeroinc	6	$118,921	37.50%
Fenwick West Llp	6	$93,319	37.50%
Bofaml Securities Inc	6	$90,480	37.50%
Tech Eternity Corp	6	$73,330	37.50%
Neustar Information Services Inc	6	$73,005	37.50%
Sartorius Stedim North America	6	$118,213	37.50%
Curti Associates Ltd	6	$32,708	37.50%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Industrial Building Construction	283	$77,214	87.62%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	281	$83,586	87.27%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers	281	$69,837	87.81%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	280	$107,683	88.33%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	279	$94,644	89.42%
Computer And Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	277	$102,709	89.07%
Industrial Design Services	271	$59,785	87.70%
Testing Laboratories And Services	270	$63,739	87.38%
Medical Laboratories	268	$62,560	88.74%
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	262	$96,621	87.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	69	$93,567	89.61%
Open End Investment Funds	68	$116,583	93.15%
Process Physical Distribution And Logistics Consulting Services	68	$85,971	93.15%
Testing Laboratories And Services	67	$69,604	94.37%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	66	$60,715	95.65%
Caterers	66	$46,237	95.65%
Activities Related To Real Estate	65	$100,552	95.59%
Fine Arts Schools	63	$56,699	92.65%
Professional Employer Organizations	63	$43,238	94.03%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors	62	$54,217	93.94%

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.