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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 17,438 $80,603 95.73%
Software Developers, Applications 11,412 $87,260 90.75%
Computer Programmers 8,918 $65,021 93.47%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,360 $81,489 94.76%
Management Analysts 1,968 $81,807 92.92%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,554 $88,858 91.57%
Accountants and Auditors 1,382 $66,519 94.79%
Mechanical Engineers 1,305 $76,209 94.36%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,201 $106,848 88.24%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,016 $80,133 86.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 974 $96,969 68.83%
Computer Systems Analysts 285 $635,034 146.91%
Computer Occupations, All Other 148 $100,527 88.62%
Statisticians 124 $80,454 107.83%
Internists, General 120 $131,130 123.71%
Software Developers, Systems Software 114 $107,978 137.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 103 $131,156 127.16%
Mechanical Engineers 78 $83,761 121.88%
Accountants and Auditors 69 $81,808 127.78%
Dentists, General 60 $122,430 115.38%
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 %
Afghanistan 3 $20,897 75.00%
Mauritius 2 $80,767 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $77,605 50.00%
Croatia 2 $48,040 50.00%
Belgium 2 $134,587 50.00%
Azerbaijan 2 $48,277 50.00%
Cameroon 2 $101,567 50.00%
Georgia 2 $144,560 50.00%
Haiti 2 $122,709 50.00%
Tunisia 2 $96,075 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Integrated Anesthesia Associates Llc 33 $202,586 89.19%
Citiustech Inc 33 $93,253 89.19%
Ness Usa Inc 33 $83,894 89.19%
Open Systems Technologies Inc 33 $92,876 89.19%
Emc Corporation 32 $93,138 86.49%
Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation 32 $77,134 86.49%
Saint Marys Hospital Inc 32 $70,155 88.89%
Trexquant Management Llc 32 $85,996 88.89%
Connecticut Childrens Specialty Group Inc 32 $134,249 88.89%
Hq Tech Solutions Llc 32 $69,529 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hongs Olympic Taekwondo Academy Llc 2 $40,116 40.00%
New China Capital Management Corp 2 $102,503 40.00%
Stifel Financial Corp 2 $142,688 40.00%
Vb Technologies Corp 2 $76,045 40.00%
Viacode Consulting Llc 2 $76,991 40.00%
Danbury Hospital 2 $95,087 40.00%
Waterbury Pancake House Inc 2 $47,892 40.00%
Jorge Builders Inc 2 $34,674 40.00%
Sysdyne Technologies Llc 2 $87,943 40.00%
Strategic Value Partners Llc 2 $118,799 40.00%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

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