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 %
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 743 $79,877 95.99%
Physical Therapists 595 $71,570 85.98%
Dentists, General 577 $120,288 87.56%
Internists, General 523 $142,434 88.20%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 446 $56,116 88.32%
Industrial Engineers 414 $79,047 89.61%
Electrical Engineers 363 $84,175 88.75%
Civil Engineers 326 $72,344 85.79%
Business Intelligence Analysts 313 $77,191 85.05%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 290 $80,139 83.82%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 32 $139,987 118.52%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $88,824 119.23%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 29 $85,435 111.54%
Marketing Managers 27 $136,930 112.50%
Industrial Engineers 27 $84,107 112.50%
Electrical Engineers 25 $82,417 108.70%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 24 $118,174 104.35%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 23 $61,099 100.00%
Psychiatrists 22 $134,545 100.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 22 $100,433 104.76%
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 %
Ivory Coast 1 $113,922 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $86,325 50.00%
Fiji 1 $85,800 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $187,199 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $91,333 50.00%
Lithuania 1 $40,477 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $66,810 50.00%
Uzbekistan 1 $67,330 50.00%
Uganda 1 $85,446 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $74,693 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ellington Management Group Llc 40 $93,289 88.89%
Smartequip Inc 40 $90,616 88.89%
Eastern Connecticut State University 39 $59,489 86.67%
Aig Employee Services Inc 39 $104,300 86.67%
First Tek Inc 39 $67,212 86.67%
Hospital Of Saint Raphael 39 $110,433 86.67%
Synapse Group Inc 39 $100,971 88.64%
Itrace Foundation Inc 39 $64,643 88.64%
The Devereux Foundation 39 $33,740 88.64%
Connecticut Multispecialty Group Pc 39 $128,465 88.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Open Solutions Llc 3 $92,623 42.86%
Bombay Olive 3 $28,427 42.86%
Lindade Construction Inc 2 $56,545 28.57%
Cierant Corporation 2 $64,979 28.57%
Edge Technology Services Inc 2 $76,627 28.57%
Espn Digital Media Inc 2 $121,482 28.57%
Noble Americas Resources Corp 2 $208,406 28.57%
Candlewood Valley Building Llc 2 $42,911 28.57%
Abs Investment Management Llc 2 $89,107 28.57%
Lynn Welding Co Inc 2 $61,162 28.57%

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