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 %
India 1,485 $293,201 45.82%
China 237 $87,719 47.02%
Canada 84 $102,294 41.58%
Brazil 77 $69,210 41.85%
South Korea 77 $69,709 51.68%
Philippines 56 $2,743,315 37.58%
Mexico 48 $43,899 36.09%
United Kingdom 45 $101,893 37.82%
Ecuador 36 $32,632 40.91%
Poland 33 $47,758 41.25%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wesleyan University 115 $63,157 92.74%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc 110 $111,894 88.71%
Permasteelisa North America Corp 110 $63,141 89.43%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 109 $66,434 90.83%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 108 $80,179 92.31%
International Business Machines Corporation 107 $93,161 92.24%
Cigna Health Life Insurance Company 105 $112,428 90.52%
Kpmg Llp 104 $69,084 90.43%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 103 $95,292 90.35%
Trinity Health Of New England Provider Network Organization Inc 103 $167,176 91.15%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pension Associates Retirement Planning Llc 6 $76,329 33.33%
Eversource Energy Service Company 6 $99,820 33.33%
Pcc Technology Inc 6 $98,675 33.33%
Zillion Group Inc 5 $113,593 27.78%
Sargent Manufacturing Company 5 $122,420 27.78%
Marriott International Inc 5 $122,716 27.78%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 5 $127,533 27.78%
Dynata Llc 5 $98,725 29.41%
Scioinspire Corp Dba Scio Health Analytics 5 $102,349 29.41%
Suburban Pharmacy Ltc Inc 5 $85,729 29.41%

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