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 %
Ukraine 16 $73,666 43.24%
Venezuela 15 $66,780 45.45%
Japan 14 $59,643 42.42%
Australia 14 $118,548 48.28%
Guatemala 13 $38,120 46.43%
Spain 13 $94,077 48.15%
South Africa 12 $62,159 44.44%
Argentina 11 $92,916 42.31%
Malaysia 10 $82,090 38.46%
Sri Lanka 10 $66,644 43.48%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rbs Securities Inc 68 $95,326 86.08%
Wellpoint Inc 67 $83,819 87.01%
Ge Capital Corporation 66 $107,944 85.71%
Ipc Systems Inc 66 $91,674 89.19%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limted 65 $53,795 89.04%
Kaizen Technologies Inc 64 $65,076 88.89%
United Technologies Research Center A Division Of 63 $87,500 87.50%
Castleton Commodities Management Services Llc 63 $94,369 87.50%
Blue Sky Studios Inc 62 $70,465 88.57%
Soma Technology Inc 61 $62,482 88.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tronox Llc 4 $124,410 30.77%
Skyview Builders Llc 4 $61,890 30.77%
Me Home Care Inc 4 $24,352 30.77%
Anthonys Service Station Inc 4 $52,853 30.77%
Ivy Labs Education Inc 4 $50,633 33.33%
Bristol Hospital Multispecialty Group Inc 4 $139,417 33.33%
Paloma Partners Management Company 4 $103,392 33.33%
Michael Allen Company Llc 4 $56,659 33.33%
General Electric Capital Corp 4 $107,125 33.33%
Noble Americas 4 $117,551 33.33%

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