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 %
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 101 $53,825 78.29%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $64,695 78.74%
Physicists 95 $61,145 77.87%
Materials Scientists 94 $61,939 81.03%
Materials Engineers 94 $82,172 82.46%
Human Resources Specialists 93 $57,328 82.30%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 92 $126,612 83.64%
Hospitalists 90 $144,401 82.57%
Logisticians 89 $68,280 85.58%
Bioinformatics Scientists 89 $67,928 85.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Franchise World Headquarters Llc 52 $97,657 85.25%
Syntel Inc 52 $80,220 85.25%
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc 52 $119,138 85.25%
Itech Us Inc 51 $82,530 85.00%
Mount Sinai Genomics Inc 51 $92,270 85.00%
Alstom Power Inc 51 $79,819 85.00%
Bridgeport Chemists Inc 51 $84,726 85.00%
Nagarro Inc 49 $80,997 85.96%
Trinity College 49 $66,009 85.96%
Pvr Technologies Inc 49 $72,200 85.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Entegris Inc 3 $91,818 30.00%
Guardx Inc 3 $114,386 30.00%
Banner Life Insurance Co 3 $116,522 30.00%
Globex International Group Inc 3 $87,984 33.33%
Dan Perkins Subaru Inc 3 $114,968 33.33%
Lone Pine Capital Llc 3 $140,601 33.33%
Catterton Management Company Llc 3 $179,455 33.33%
Ginga Fc Llc 3 $37,078 33.33%
Middlesex Hospital 3 $123,393 33.33%
Unlimited Carpentry Corp 3 $35,187 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