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 %
Actuaries 272 $90,288 83.69%
Biological Scientists, All Other 268 $55,807 89.93%
Chemists 226 $68,048 82.48%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 214 $68,109 79.55%
Information Security Analysts 186 $91,584 86.92%
Financial Managers 182 $129,665 87.92%
Psychiatrists 178 $135,736 86.41%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 162 $58,511 83.51%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 156 $53,795 87.15%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 147 $51,711 84.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 21 $59,775 100.00%
Sales Engineers 21 $79,525 105.00%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 21 $27,868 105.00%
Chemists 20 $74,792 100.00%
Operations Research Analysts 20 $58,962 100.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $47,629 100.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $47,677 94.74%
General and Operations Managers 17 $140,439 89.47%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $50,015 89.47%
Engineers, All Other 16 $103,285 84.21%
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 %
Voya Services Company 101 $105,456 90.18%
Management Health Systems Inc 99 $65,195 88.39%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 97 $72,858 86.61%
Webilent Technology Inc 97 $80,925 87.39%
Sai Systems International Inc 97 $60,072 87.39%
University Of New Haven 97 $62,816 88.18%
Exlservicecom Llc 95 $92,604 87.16%
Oracle America Inc 94 $102,279 87.04%
Griffin Hospital 93 $56,154 88.57%
Norwalk Hospital Association 92 $61,081 87.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saint Marys Hospital 5 $144,789 29.41%
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects 5 $60,536 29.41%
Noble Consulting Group Llc 5 $75,109 29.41%
Optimus Health Care Inc 5 $127,820 31.25%
Accutron Inc 5 $53,868 31.25%
Compuweigh Corporation 5 $55,237 31.25%
Tomz Corporation 5 $59,792 31.25%
Yale New Haven Hospital 5 $77,784 31.25%
Global Steering Systems Llc 5 $83,587 31.25%
Protegrity Usa Inc 5 $113,181 31.25%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

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