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 %
Credit Analysts 150 $79,185 90.91%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 149 $72,578 90.85%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 149 $44,276 91.41%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 146 $62,472 89.57%
Judicial Law Clerks 143 $50,481 87.73%
Human Resources Managers 143 $120,862 88.27%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 143 $41,599 91.08%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 134 $93,440 87.01%
Chief Executives 134 $192,482 88.16%
Purchasing Managers 133 $114,339 88.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chief Executives 18 $193,179 24.66%
Training and Development Specialists 17 $58,964 23.61%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 17 $46,118 23.61%
Nannies 17 $27,949 23.61%
Technical Writers 17 $68,597 23.94%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 16 $55,900 22.54%
Cooks, Private Household 16 $30,211 22.54%
Materials Scientists 16 $93,327 22.86%
Helpers--Production Workers 16 $25,779 23.53%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 16 $24,502 23.53%
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 %
Egypt 26 $83,217 31.33%
South Africa 26 $81,313 31.33%
Venezuela 24 $92,083 32.00%
El Salvador 23 $37,116 32.39%
Costa Rica 22 $45,846 35.48%
Peru 20 $56,173 32.79%
Sri Lanka 19 $90,204 31.67%
Malaysia 19 $75,363 33.33%
Bulgaria 18 $79,178 31.58%
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Labtest International Inc 10 $79,694 90.91%
Fours Consulting Inc 10 $71,510 90.91%
Joy Systems Inc 10 $60,468 90.91%
Accel International Inc 10 $57,597 90.91%
Kaztronix Llc 9 $57,556 81.82%
Imclone Systems Corporation 9 $77,541 81.82%
Formosa Plastics Corp Usa 9 $60,110 81.82%
Raritan Americas Inc 9 $66,676 81.82%
Aae Express Nj Corp 9 $51,764 81.82%
Gerresheimer Glass Inc 9 $67,341 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
16 Handles 1 $91,707 50.00%
3shape Inc 1 $70,491 50.00%
Bloomfield Construction Consultinginspection Llc 1 $56,472 50.00%
Bergen County Career Advancement Trainingbccat 1 $36,629 50.00%
Essential Dental Systems Inc 1 $110,926 50.00%
Fstone Technologies Llc 1 $51,917 50.00%
Fortitude Group Services Inc 1 $161,429 50.00%
Depasquale Salon Systems Inc 1 $50,024 50.00%
Jonathan B Goetz 1 $33,966 50.00%
C2imaging Llc 1 $102,482 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