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
96,971 93.30% $82,147 H-1B
5,085 4.89% $175,289 PERM
1,110 1.07% $28,652 H-2A
764 0.74% $102,835 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Connecticut has seen a total of 103,930 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Connecticut is the H-1B visa with 96,971 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 93.30% of Connecticut's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,085 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 4.89% of Connecticut's total visas.

Top Occupations in Connecticut (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 112 $73,500 78.32%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 110 $129,858 82.09%
Materials Scientists 110 $63,283 83.33%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 109 $53,390 83.21%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 107 $66,050 84.25%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 99 $98,766 77.95%
Physicists 99 $62,608 83.90%
Logisticians 98 $69,229 83.76%
Human Resources Specialists 98 $58,097 85.22%
Materials Engineers 97 $82,668 85.84%
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 989 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Connecticut From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,580 $282,423 45.39%
China 259 $87,055 47.44%
Canada 92 $107,993 43.19%
Brazil 88 $65,956 47.83%
South Korea 79 $68,984 44.38%
Philippines 59 $2,606,398 33.52%
Mexico 54 $55,699 40.60%
United Kingdom 46 $103,235 36.51%
Italy 38 $79,708 40.00%
Ecuador 36 $32,632 41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stvincents Multispecialty Group Inc 27 $150,269 90.00%
Western Connecticut State University 26 $69,762 86.67%
Cyberthink Inc 26 $71,869 86.67%
Gerald Metals Llc 26 $79,730 89.66%
Pcc Technology Group Llc 26 $70,266 89.66%
Rang Technologies Inc 26 $68,718 89.66%
Glencore Ltd 26 $96,016 89.66%
Brooks Brothers Group Inc 26 $75,194 89.66%
The Nassau Companies Of New York 26 $98,856 89.66%
Brillio Llc 26 $84,619 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Roschmann Steel And Glass Constructions Inc 2 $73,944 50.00%
The Morganti Group Inc 2 $59,446 50.00%
Imperative Execution Inc 2 $94,817 50.00%
Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative 2 $52,468 50.00%
New London County Mutual Insurance Company 2 $107,120 50.00%
Datto Inc 2 $102,773 50.00%
Aventri Inc 2 $77,126 50.00%
Stamford Technology Solutions Llc Dba Infinity 2 $156,593 50.00%
Conitta Llc 2 $53,352 50.00%
Lisa Milone 2 $30,327 50.00%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $82,147. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage