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 %
Commercial and Industrial Designers 145 $50,609 85.80%
Biomedical Engineers 145 $75,349 89.51%
Engineers, All Other 144 $76,823 89.44%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 144 $54,176 89.44%
Sales Engineers 138 $89,676 91.39%
Financial Specialists, All Other 133 $68,537 88.08%
Marketing Managers 132 $118,841 87.42%
General and Operations Managers 113 $119,581 75.84%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 112 $54,350 80.00%
Chemical Engineers 106 $73,509 81.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multimedia Artists and Animators 15 $76,306 78.95%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 15 $46,226 83.33%
Cooks, Restaurant 15 $30,254 83.33%
Stonemasons 14 $41,749 77.78%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $47,503 87.50%
Biomedical Engineers 13 $84,901 81.25%
Aerospace Engineers 13 $89,256 81.25%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 12 $74,176 75.00%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 12 $24,288 75.00%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 11 $54,800 68.75%
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)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 1 $27,560 50.00%
Shellfish Farming 1 $35,256 100.00%
Other Animal Production 1 $41,600 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 1 $32,573 100.00%

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