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 %
United States Of America 32 $78,562 35.96%
Ghana 27 $82,850 36.00%
Serbia 27 $100,039 41.54%
Jordan 27 $82,211 41.54%
Kenya 26 $89,908 40.63%
Slovakia 25 $83,666 40.32%
Croatia 24 $83,127 38.71%
Austria 24 $94,611 40.00%
Ethiopia 24 $101,719 40.68%
Morocco 24 $95,812 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in New York (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Huge Llc 59 $79,635 89.39%
Comtek Global Inc 59 $75,611 89.39%
Nbbj Architecture Pllc 59 $59,072 89.39%
Usm Business Systems Inc 59 $73,280 89.39%
Mediaagility Inc 59 $93,051 89.39%
Pacific Culture Enterprisesinc 59 $33,850 89.39%
State University Of New York At Brockport 59 $42,352 89.39%
Davidson Kempner Capital Management Lp 59 $119,140 89.39%
The Raine Group Llc 59 $108,156 89.39%
Infosys Technologies Limited 59 $61,173 89.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lamont Fruit Farm Inc 1 1 $21,965 100.00%
Row By Row Farm Llc 1 $27,560 100.00%
Girouxs Poultry Farm Inc Order 2 1 $37,024 100.00%
John B Martin Sons Inc 1 $24,419 100.00%
Tree Crisp Orchards Llc Dba Tree Crisp 1 $22,693 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 105 1 $35,256 100.00%
Passarell Farms Inc 1 $16,120 100.00%
Land Steward Farms 1 $37,024 100.00%
Beau Enterprise Inc 1 $21,133 100.00%
Sparrow Arc Farm 1 $23,338 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cjs Wholesalers Inc 4 $48,589 36.36%
Alley Pond House Corp 4 $34,414 36.36%
Acquis Consulting Group Llc 4 $74,246 36.36%
Goldstein Lee Pc 4 $67,772 36.36%
Jp Doyle Restaurant And Public House Inc 4 $15,588,560 36.36%
Sanef Its Technologies America Inc 4 $86,383 36.36%
Kang Yue Usa Corp 4 $58,781 36.36%
Topspin Creative Corporation 4 $61,709 36.36%
Wegmans Food Markets Inc 4 $125,502 36.36%
Acme Smoked Fish Corp 4 $57,372 36.36%

Top Industries in New York (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 25 $36,373 100.00%
Floriculture Production 23 $32,566 100.00%
Poultry Hatcheries 23 $32,510 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 23 $31,889 100.00%
Landscaping Services 22 $32,140 100.00%
Apiculture 21 $31,723 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 20 $30,987 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 19 $26,251 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 17 $32,788 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 17 $28,953 100.00%

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