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 %
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)

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