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)

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 %
Lithuania 3 $63,516 50.00%
Barbados 3 $60,209 50.00%
Ethiopia 3 $95,002 50.00%
Bahamas 3 $78,450 50.00%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 33.33%
Finland 2 $111,873 33.33%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 40.00%
Latvia 2 $37,030 40.00%
Belize 2 $28,767 40.00%
Bolivia 2 $80,372 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dextro Software Systems Inc 256 $69,525 88.58%
Epam Systems Inc 256 $91,801 88.58%
Maxisit Inc 256 $78,453 89.20%
Astir Services Llc 256 $62,318 89.20%
Goldman Sachs New Jersey Llc 255 $85,071 89.16%
Bhrigus Inc 254 $63,746 88.81%
Kaizen Technologies Inc 253 $72,497 88.77%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 253 $71,629 89.08%
Mintex Tech Inc 248 $72,520 87.94%
Pike Solutions Inc 247 $65,604 87.90%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Overdevest Nurseries L P 1 $20,675 100.00%
Everglades Harvesting And Hauling Inc 1 $24,617 100.00%
Russo Farm Inc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Halka Nurseries Inc Bridgeton 1 $34,424 100.00%
G Deeugenio Sons 1 $22,186 100.00%
Dan Graiff Farms Llc 1 $27,747 100.00%
Jj Soto And Company Llc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Phillips Farm Llc 1 $20,675 100.00%
Gialanella Evergreens And Nursery Inc 1 $24,253 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Savvy It Group Inc 22 $97,487 29.73%
Bayer Business And Technology Services Llc 21 $116,922 28.38%
3a Soft Inc 21 $94,161 28.38%
Comprehensive Resources Inc 21 $102,547 28.77%
Jm Information Systemsllc 21 $102,662 29.17%
Deloitte Tax Llp 21 $87,851 29.17%
Agadia Systems Inc 21 $114,045 29.17%
Astir Technologies Llc 21 $102,033 29.58%
Adbakx Llc 21 $99,480 29.58%
Johnson Johnson Services Inc 21 $132,239 29.58%

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