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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Connecticut Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
90,795	93.25%	$80,750	H-1B
4,872	5.00%	$178,730	PERM
976	1.00%	$27,363	H-2A
720	0.74%	$100,884	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Connecticut has seen a total of 97,363 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Connecticut is the H-1B visa with 90,795 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 93.25% of Connecticut's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,872 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.00% of Connecticut's total visas.

Top Occupations in Connecticut (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health Educators	21	$47,750	80.77%
Insurance Underwriters	21	$92,463	80.77%
Computer Hardware Engineers	21	$88,602	84.00%
Human Resources Managers	21	$106,711	84.00%
Social and Community Service Managers	20	$49,954	80.00%
Training and Development Specialists	20	$54,210	83.33%
Mental Health Counselors	19	$45,184	82.61%
Epidemiologists	19	$71,087	82.61%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	19	$52,371	82.61%
Auditors	19	$63,757	86.36%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	2	$35,360	28.57%
Logisticians	2	$68,536	28.57%
Animal Breeders	2	$46,155	28.57%
Economists	2	$66,519	28.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	2	$69,847	28.57%
Managers, All Other	2	$101,702	28.57%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	2	$54,247	28.57%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	2	$46,135	28.57%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	2	$19,084	28.57%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2	$27,009	28.57%

Connecticut Employees Over Time

Connecticut has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,742 employees were hired. Connecticut peaked in 2015 with 8,801 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,911 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Connecticut From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ukraine	16	$73,666	43.24%
Venezuela	15	$66,780	45.45%
Japan	14	$59,643	42.42%
Australia	14	$118,548	48.28%
Guatemala	13	$38,120	46.43%
Spain	13	$94,077	48.15%
South Africa	12	$62,159	44.44%
Argentina	11	$92,916	42.31%
Malaysia	10	$82,090	38.46%
Sri Lanka	10	$66,644	43.48%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Northeast Medical Group Inc	268	$158,099	86.73%
Pricelinecom Llc	266	$101,539	90.78%
Bioinfo Systems Llc	249	$71,167	85.27%
Pitney Bowes Inc	235	$99,398	82.46%
Sagarsoft Inc	227	$80,362	83.15%
Infowave Systems Inc	221	$73,248	81.25%
Lt Technology Services Limited	220	$71,383	82.09%
The Jackson Laboratory	220	$54,347	87.65%
Mphasis Corporation	214	$71,541	85.26%
Worldquant Llc	204	$83,324	82.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Neeltran	15	$66,172	38.46%
Torana Inc	15	$111,520	38.46%
Fairfield University	14	$54,045	37.84%
Ibase Of Fairfield County Llc	14	$100,176	38.89%
News America Marketing In Store Llc	14	$98,127	40.00%
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Insurance Co	14	$88,323	40.00%
Franklin Medical Group Pc	13	$182,074	38.24%
Gm2 Associates Inc	13	$76,750	38.24%
Supportian Inc	13	$64,736	39.39%
Espn Productions Inc	12	$67,148	37.50%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	34,384	$75,249	93.48%
Computer Systems Design Services	12,605	$84,387	94.69%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	5,800	$83,745	96.63%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	4,515	$55,094	77.93%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,753	$92,231	84.40%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,680	$80,864	88.42%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	1,352	$99,896	95.28%
Management Consulting Services	1,245	$78,468	96.29%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	1,090	$77,380	98.38%
Other Computer Related Services	974	$74,722	88.95%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
All Other Crop Farming	217	$32,459	100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming	207	$26,088	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	95	$31,001	100.00%
Tobacco Farming	39	$30,743	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	36	$29,815	100.00%
Crop Production	12	$31,363	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	12	$32,760	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	11	$30,255	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	11	$26,337	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	9	$29,661	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	2,047	$86,639	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	541	$95,672	87.97%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	243	$99,709	44.92%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	200	$129,912	54.79%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	142	$104,674	58.44%
Offices Of Dentists	126	$109,823	57.53%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing	91	$103,668	45.50%
Limited Service Restaurants	91	$27,532	46.19%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	82	$100,682	47.40%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	69	$57,268	40.12%

Connecticut Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Connecticut to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Connecticut over all years is $80,750. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.