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 %
Interpreters and Translators 8 $39,663 80.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 8 $48,867 80.00%
Editors 8 $40,641 80.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 8 $75,218 80.00%
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 8 $47,171 80.00%
Financial Examiners 8 $81,765 80.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 8 $129,384 80.00%
Education Administrators, All Other 8 $75,450 88.89%
Administrative Services Managers 7 $71,320 77.78%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 7 $42,153 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fashion Designers 1 $60,133 20.00%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 1 $19,365 20.00%
Animal Trainers 1 $42,494 20.00%
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 1 $48,776 20.00%
Mathematicians 1 $105,602 20.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1 $46,093 20.00%
Home Health Aides 1 $26,083 20.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1 $79,581 20.00%
Tool and Die Makers 1 $41,184 20.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 1 $52,104 20.00%
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 989 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,580 $282,423 45.39%
China 259 $87,055 47.44%
Canada 92 $107,993 43.19%
Brazil 88 $65,956 47.83%
South Korea 79 $68,984 44.38%
Philippines 59 $2,606,398 33.52%
Mexico 54 $55,699 40.60%
United Kingdom 46 $103,235 36.51%
Italy 38 $79,708 40.00%
Ecuador 36 $32,632 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bridgewater Associates Lp 506 $120,678 86.64%
Gartner Inc 495 $95,668 91.50%
Factset Research Systems Inc 487 $85,689 90.69%
Ltimindtree Limited 471 $90,986 92.35%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 470 $80,868 93.07%
Vlink Inc 459 $69,039 91.80%
Ibm India Private Limited 431 $71,175 88.87%
Hartford Fire Insurance Company 425 $104,500 87.99%
Aqr Capital Management Llc 424 $90,213 88.15%
Yale New Haven Hospital 399 $65,417 83.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Jay Orchards 17 $27,757 100.00%
Vincent Farms 17 $28,632 100.00%
Manzana Llc 17 $33,417 100.00%
White Gate Farm Llc 15 $26,663 100.00%
Ct Valley Orchards 15 $22,542 100.00%
Connecticut Valley Orchards Llc 14 $30,937 100.00%
Oj Thrall Inc 14 $28,035 100.00%
March Farm 13 $25,947 100.00%
Clark Farms Inc 13 $27,302 100.00%
Scotts Orchard And Nursery 12 $27,588 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trinity Health Of New England Provider Network Org 26 $176,288 31.71%
Connecticut Multispecialty Group Pc 25 $87,967 32.05%
Vertex Analytics Inc 25 $105,709 32.05%
Asml Us Llc 25 $86,730 34.72%
Selective Insurance Company Of America 24 $104,257 33.80%
Otis Elevator Company 21 $114,166 30.88%
Trinity College 21 $57,957 31.82%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 21 $106,503 31.82%
Starwood Hotels And Resorts Inc 21 $93,910 34.43%
Epam Systems Inc 20 $87,058 33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sports Teams And Clubs 9 $33,866 90.00%
Casino Hotels 9 $75,007 90.00%
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers 9 $46,121 90.00%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 9 $99,331 90.00%
Credit Bureaus 9 $101,583 90.00%
All Other Personal Services 9 $66,791 100.00%
Professional And Management Development Training 8 $44,283 88.89%
Other Individual And Family Services 8 $53,994 88.89%
Real Estate Property Managers 8 $63,032 88.89%
Packaging Machinery Manufacturing 8 $89,544 88.89%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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