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 %
Sweden 5 $89,785 41.67%
Zimbabwe 5 $80,625 41.67%
United States Of America 5 $68,340 45.45%
Serbia 5 $102,840 45.45%
Cyprus 4 $61,268 40.00%
Bangladesh 4 $80,803 40.00%
Kazakhstan 4 $59,126 40.00%
Jamaica 4 $91,918 44.44%
Denmark 4 $166,936 50.00%
Honduras 4 $68,179 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyient Inc 357 $69,149 85.41%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 352 $78,424 90.72%
Ust Global Inc 342 $62,936 88.37%
Deloitte Touche Llp 315 $70,163 82.89%
University Of Connecticut Health Center 314 $70,552 85.33%
Ibm Corporation 305 $86,617 83.56%
The Travelers Indemnity Company 301 $86,644 92.62%
Grandison Management Inc 285 $69,484 88.24%
Genpact Llc 283 $79,715 89.27%
Talent It Services Inc 273 $68,975 86.39%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cloud Data Systems Inc 18 $82,630 30.51%
Peoples United Bank 18 $119,139 31.58%
Trumpf Inc 18 $81,109 33.96%
Voya Services Company 18 $103,291 34.62%
Partners Soft Inc 17 $88,576 33.33%
Blue Sky Studios Inc 17 $77,599 36.17%
Interactive Brokers Llc 16 $109,066 36.36%
Purdue Pharma Lp 16 $107,535 36.36%
Torque Technologies Llc 16 $98,779 39.02%
Point72 Lp 16 $129,111 39.02%

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