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 %
Database Administrators 995 $75,519 90.45%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 991 $73,278 92.10%
Web Developers 938 $62,003 90.02%
Operations Research Analysts 836 $77,156 80.31%
Statisticians 832 $83,719 86.58%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 814 $52,320 84.88%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 804 $46,592 87.01%
Financial Analysts 797 $82,567 87.97%
Information Technology Project Managers 761 $89,197 92.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 757 $126,886 94.04%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Breeders 1 $35,256 9.09%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $38,376 10.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Analysts 55 $101,333 110.00%
Financial Analysts 51 $101,791 106.25%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 49 $148,291 102.08%
Database Administrators 49 $95,783 122.50%
Actuaries 46 $108,568 121.05%
Childcare Workers 42 $24,415 113.51%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $58,790 102.70%
Civil Engineers 34 $76,136 100.00%
Coaches and Scouts 34 $32,455 100.00%
Nursing Assistants 32 $26,902 100.00%
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 %
Italy 32 $78,496 40.51%
Pakistan 31 $98,518 48.44%
Nepal 27 $65,495 44.26%
Germany 25 $90,456 48.08%
Turkey 22 $77,089 43.14%
France 22 $85,299 47.83%
Russia 21 $87,664 48.84%
Taiwan 19 $80,608 46.34%
Egypt 18 $95,903 47.37%
Colombia 17 $82,372 44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compunnel Software Group Inc 194 $78,768 80.17%
Mindtree Limited 189 $77,881 82.17%
Ltimindtree Limited 187 $89,398 86.18%
Slk America Inc 185 $84,498 93.91%
Bridgeport Hospital 181 $60,988 92.35%
Maganti It Resources Llc 179 $71,078 92.75%
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Inc 177 $157,644 93.16%
Ubs Ag 177 $95,072 94.65%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 175 $72,976 94.09%
Optum Services Inc 168 $98,815 93.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wellpoint Inc 12 $93,903 37.50%
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc 11 $101,863 34.38%
General Reinsurance Corporation 11 $123,567 34.38%
Itech Analyst Corp 11 $95,880 35.48%
Castleton Commodities Management Services Llc 11 $91,025 35.48%
Wellspring Cultural Educational Foundation 10 $68,867 33.33%
Luxoft Usa Inc 10 $84,619 34.48%
Ticket Software Llc 10 $64,561 34.48%
Valassis Direct Mail Inc 10 $94,316 35.71%
Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy Llc 10 $93,660 35.71%

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%

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.

State Avg Wage