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 %
Cape Verde 2 $18,928 50.00%
Georgia 2 $144,560 50.00%
Zambia 2 $91,884 50.00%
Croatia 2 $48,040 50.00%
Kenya 2 $80,895 50.00%
Tunisia 2 $96,075 50.00%
Austria 2 $52,253 50.00%
Belarus 2 $33,276 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $80,767 50.00%
Dominica 2 $70,379 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,842 $77,180 99.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 6,350 $89,860 97.80%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 4,052 $70,943 95.95%
Accenture Llp 3,902 $82,451 98.41%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 3,591 $67,601 99.61%
Yale University 2,432 $51,945 75.25%
Capgemini America Inc 1,897 $89,812 95.04%
Wipro Limited 1,626 $75,744 91.81%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,145 $78,429 98.03%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,017 $77,869 87.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webilent Technology Inc 219 $89,189 83.91%
Asml Us Lp 126 $107,968 54.55%
The Travelers Indemnity Company 113 $84,541 51.60%
Factset Research Systems Inc 113 $102,282 62.43%
Gartner Inc 103 $101,788 57.54%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc 92 $96,811 52.87%
Bridgewater Associates Lp 75 $128,436 45.73%
Pricelinecom Llc 73 $96,062 45.63%
Talent It Services Inc 72 $80,888 51.43%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 61 $97,598 48.41%

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