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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New Jersey Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
425,724 90.23% $83,358 H-1B
42,093 8.92% $108,795 PERM
2,926 0.62% $104,239 E-3 Australian
1,092 0.23% $29,221 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 471,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 425,724 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.23% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 42,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.92% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 71,328 $91,783 92.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 54,177 $80,929 89.81%
Computer Programmers 53,167 $63,266 91.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 27,800 $70,054 91.02%
Management Analysts 8,994 $84,691 92.13%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,371 $100,468 87.99%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6,358 $73,131 89.92%
Database Administrators 4,816 $79,045 90.12%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4,532 $76,943 92.57%
Accountants and Auditors 4,512 $74,045 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 14,517 $117,970 161.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,451 $98,917 99.89%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,837 $93,623 53.57%
Computer Programmers 853 $81,262 33.45%
Software Developers, Systems Software 777 $112,362 44.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 755 $279,593 48.77%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 636 $135,068 81.54%
Database Administrators 549 $93,974 74.59%
Statisticians 521 $82,011 75.95%
Management Analysts 482 $100,519 74.73%
New Jersey Employees Over Time
New Jersey has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 19,630 employees were hired. New Jersey peaked in 2015 with 41,187 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 4,723 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
St Lucia 2 $100,443 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 50.00%
Norway 2 $98,124 50.00%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 50.00%
Estonia 2 $76,586 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $35,662 50.00%
Georgia 2 $93,548 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $79,414 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mycometrics Llc 10 $42,987 90.91%
Kma Consulting Engineers Inc 10 $56,204 90.91%
Epro Technologies Llc 10 $61,260 90.91%
Bankasiana 10 $32,485 90.91%
Leopard Inc 10 $53,440 90.91%
Command Nutritionals Llc 10 $55,742 90.91%
Dini Communications Inc 10 $55,896 90.91%
Camin Cargo Control Inc 10 $62,439 90.91%
Union Beverage Packers Llc 10 $59,207 90.91%
Sports Training Academy Llc 10 $52,017 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Discovery Scm Usa Ltd 1 $57,970 50.00%
Grill House Llc 1 $44,658 50.00%
Er Squibb Sons Llc 1 $119,829 50.00%
Isc Industries Inc 1 $71,219 50.00%
East West Dai Cuisine 1 $33,530 50.00%
Medidata Solutions Inc 1 $109,283 50.00%
Ny Imports Inc 1 $42,765 50.00%
Mujtaba Np Walk In Clininc Pc 1 $38,501 50.00%
Neway Technologies Inc 1 $70,366 50.00%
Last Word Consulting Inc 1 $116,834 50.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 198,468 $77,153 91.02%
Computer Systems Design Services 37,909 $87,598 93.54%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,985 $84,665 88.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 13,365 $88,955 95.29%
Other Computer Related Services 12,671 $76,493 90.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,912 $100,792 97.75%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,763 $98,392 86.94%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,672 $61,588 90.74%
Engineering Services 4,651 $75,577 91.83%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,633 $120,111 92.94%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 262 $31,491 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 139 $29,986 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $34,441 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 80 $26,742 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 78 $26,849 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 39 $32,357 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 38 $30,253 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 31 $30,994 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 21 $30,556 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 47,032 $121,507 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 10,630 $89,497 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 6,029 $97,441 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,086 $316,138 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,460 $87,798 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 961 $106,995 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 834 $116,742 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 775 $105,372 100.00%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 763 $90,590 100.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 648 $93,195 100.00%

New Jersey Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New Jersey to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New Jersey over all years is $83,358. 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