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 %
Nigeria 10 $85,193 45.45%
Hungary 9 $72,471 40.91%
Romania 9 $71,898 42.86%
El Salvador 9 $63,509 42.86%
Peru 9 $46,824 45.00%
Iran 9 $91,967 45.00%
Ireland 8 $80,503 40.00%
Bulgaria 8 $63,276 42.11%
Vietnam 8 $79,432 44.44%
Ghana 7 $72,861 38.89%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Northeast Medical Group Inc 268 $158,099 86.73%
Pricelinecom Llc 266 $101,539 90.78%
Bioinfo Systems Llc 249 $71,167 85.27%
Pitney Bowes Inc 235 $99,398 82.46%
Sagarsoft Inc 227 $80,362 83.15%
Infowave Systems Inc 221 $73,248 81.25%
Lt Technology Services Limited 220 $71,383 82.09%
The Jackson Laboratory 220 $54,347 87.65%
Mphasis Corporation 214 $71,541 85.26%
Worldquant Llc 204 $83,324 82.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Neeltran 15 $66,172 38.46%
Torana Inc 15 $111,520 38.46%
Fairfield University 14 $54,045 37.84%
Ibase Of Fairfield County Llc 14 $100,176 38.89%
News America Marketing In Store Llc 14 $98,127 40.00%
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Insurance Co 14 $88,323 40.00%
Franklin Medical Group Pc 13 $182,074 38.24%
Gm2 Associates Inc 13 $76,750 38.24%
Supportian Inc 13 $64,736 39.39%
Espn Productions Inc 12 $67,148 37.50%

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