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
96,971 93.30% $82,147 H-1B
5,085 4.89% $175,289 PERM
1,110 1.07% $28,652 H-2A
764 0.74% $102,835 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Connecticut has seen a total of 103,930 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Connecticut is the H-1B visa with 96,971 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 93.30% of Connecticut's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,085 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 4.89% of Connecticut's total visas.

Top Occupations in Connecticut (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clergy 19 $37,729 79.17%
Epidemiologists 19 $70,636 79.17%
Auditors 19 $63,757 82.61%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 19 $79,786 82.61%
Credit Analysts 19 $64,401 82.61%
Energy Engineers 18 $89,364 81.82%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 18 $51,384 81.82%
Speech-Language Pathologists 18 $65,609 81.82%
Neurologists 18 $97,220 85.71%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17 $59,169 85.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 989 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ivory Coast 1 $113,922 33.33%
Norway 1 $68,661 33.33%
Fiji 1 $85,800 50.00%
Mauritania 1 $97,469 50.00%
Panama 1 $55,765 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $64,410 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $86,325 50.00%
Iceland 1 $101,267 50.00%
Armenia 1 $116,251 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $187,199 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horizon International Trd Inc 35 $82,868 87.50%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 35 $124,206 87.50%
Tri Com Consulting Group Llc 35 $87,591 87.50%
Infomatics Corp 35 $67,291 87.50%
Espn Technology Services Inc 35 $96,123 87.50%
Microexcel Inc 35 $70,032 89.74%
Intone Networks Inc 35 $80,306 89.74%
Abyss Group Inc 35 $53,930 89.74%
Fujitsu America Inc 35 $86,348 89.74%
Connecticut College 34 $59,481 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Village For Families And Children Inc 2 $91,749 33.33%
Choicepoint Services Inc 2 $65,915 33.33%
Transystems Corporation 2 $64,704 33.33%
Pomfret School 2 $43,561 33.33%
Kolmar Americas Inc 2 $75,972 33.33%
Roofing By Classic Restoration Inc 2 $67,621 33.33%
Rock Tenn Converting Company Dba Alliance 2 $79,061 33.33%
Ndr Liuzzi Inc 2 $28,361 33.33%
West Avenue Dental 2 $116,564 33.33%
Globus Dental Pc 2 $59,030 33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 36,210 $76,049 93.64%
Computer Systems Design Services 13,655 $85,551 94.91%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 5,998 $84,374 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,841 $56,618 78.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,924 $95,184 85.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,808 $81,949 88.67%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,471 $101,373 95.40%
Management Consulting Services 1,305 $79,126 95.89%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 1,196 $80,133 98.19%
Engineering Services 1,039 $73,887 89.26%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 300 $33,893 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 207 $26,088 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 96 $31,063 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 49 $32,081 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 45 $32,344 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 18 $34,181 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 17 $32,814 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,705 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $31,363 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 12 $36,046 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 2,095 $87,242 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 659 $63,442 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 551 $96,189 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 378 $92,103 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 259 $99,270 100.00%
Engineering Services 240 $89,836 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 205 $130,023 100.00%
Private Households 192 $27,425 95.05%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 185 $107,574 96.35%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 160 $105,545 86.49%

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 $82,147. 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