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 %
Netherlands 68 $119,430 40.72%
Chile 67 $105,775 40.61%
Hong Kong 67 $93,247 41.88%
Thailand 66 $67,623 42.31%
Lebanon 64 $105,866 41.83%
Jamaica 63 $64,885 43.45%
Dominican Republic 61 $80,047 42.96%
New Zealand 56 $111,664 42.11%
Trinidad And Tobago 56 $57,680 42.75%
El Salvador 55 $49,948 42.31%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ford Models Inc 191 $49,835 86.04%
New York Independent System Operator 190 $82,222 85.97%
Jetblue Airways 190 $101,463 86.76%
Transperfect Translations International Inc 190 $53,239 86.76%
Exlservicecom Llc 189 $95,386 86.30%
Bdo Usa Llp 189 $80,036 86.70%
New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation 189 $83,218 87.10%
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation 188 $99,860 87.04%
New York Power Authority 188 $104,097 87.44%
Indotronix International Corporation 188 $69,347 87.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gary Craft 8 $23,468 100.00%
Aj Farms Produce Grain Llc 7 $34,005 100.00%
Fix Brothers Inc 7 $31,170 100.00%
Turek Farms Management Inc 7 $40,682 100.00%
Evolutionary Organics 7 $24,838 100.00%
Allstate Apple Exchange Inc 7 $36,014 100.00%
Cy Farms Llc 7 $32,698 100.00%
Spoth Brothers Enterprises Llc 7 $32,579 100.00%
Wagner Farm Market Inc 7 $30,962 100.00%
Navarino Orchard Llc 7 $32,062 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
State University Of New York At Oneonta 13 $41,791 35.14%
Bytedance Inc 13 $110,334 35.14%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 13 $25,005 35.14%
Jfm Concrete Inc 13 $60,590 36.11%
Greatbatch Ltd 12 $75,081 33.33%
The Ogilvy Group Inc 12 $95,482 33.33%
Motorola Inc 12 $77,759 33.33%
Barnard College 12 $63,653 33.33%
Sungard Consulting Services Llc 12 $96,687 33.33%
Niagara University 12 $41,966 33.33%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marine Cargo Handling 113 $50,648 86.92%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 112 $90,838 86.82%
Sports Teams And Clubs 111 $84,111 86.72%
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 110 $93,570 87.30%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing 108 $88,734 87.80%
Activities Related To Credit Intermediation 107 $117,873 87.70%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 104 $63,434 85.95%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation 103 $72,379 87.29%
Sign Manufacturing 102 $63,442 87.18%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 101 $94,251 87.07%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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