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 %
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 53 $45,540 88.33%
Validation Engineers 52 $89,068 86.67%
Lawyers 52 $113,850 86.67%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 51 $111,449 86.44%
Pediatricians, General 50 $120,842 84.75%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $58,143 87.72%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 49 $61,486 87.50%
Compliance Officers 49 $67,192 87.50%
Budget Analysts 49 $71,746 89.09%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 48 $78,841 88.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $51,127 63.64%
Chief Executives 6 $176,554 54.55%
Purchasing Managers 6 $100,405 60.00%
Materials Scientists 6 $87,038 60.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $54,207 60.00%
Helpers--Carpenters 6 $27,012 60.00%
Information Security Analysts 6 $140,761 60.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $65,261 60.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $52,027 60.00%
Insurance Underwriters 6 $94,297 60.00%
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 %
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)

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