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
394,837 89.97% $81,330 H-1B
40,413 9.21% $108,990 PERM
2,675 0.61% $101,539 E-3 Australian
920 0.21% $27,742 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 438,845 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 394,837 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.97% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 40,413 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.21% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Judicial Law Clerks 112 $47,710 87.50%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 112 $50,078 88.19%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 110 $51,341 86.61%
Fashion Designers 109 $55,688 87.20%
Interior Designers 109 $45,501 87.90%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $78,776 84.55%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 101 $70,398 84.17%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 100 $81,134 86.96%
Statistical Assistants 98 $51,535 86.73%
Life Scientists, All Other 96 $59,856 84.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 27,328 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyprus 3 $64,841 30.00%
Ethiopia 3 $87,661 30.00%
Armenia 3 $75,442 37.50%
Belgium 3 $121,444 42.86%
Bahamas 3 $78,450 42.86%
Panama 3 $52,866 42.86%
Austria 3 $167,156 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $35,893 50.00%
Croatia 3 $44,164 50.00%
Tajikistan 3 $69,063 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 46 $85,835 88.46%
Saven Technologies Inc 46 $85,028 88.46%
Iplanner Inc 46 $61,197 88.46%
Imr Soft Llc 46 $96,135 88.46%
I5 Tech Inc 46 $90,609 88.46%
Cloud Info Solutions Inc 46 $79,984 88.46%
Crestron Electronics Inc 46 $123,804 88.46%
It Premia Group Inc 46 $93,949 88.46%
Alliant Technolgies Llc 45 $78,147 86.54%
Pramisoft Inc 45 $62,052 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation 2 $80,195 22.22%
Thomas Welsh Builders Llc 2 $59,083 22.22%
Devstuti Llc Dba Akbar Restaurant 2 $54,559 22.22%
William Fuller 2 $23,993 22.22%
Lavinstar America Inc 2 $62,899 22.22%
Anritsu Company 2 $108,151 22.22%
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics America Inc 2 $52,406 22.22%
Earlyconnect Corp 2 $87,433 22.22%
Telerx Marketing Inc 2 $112,071 22.22%
Head To Tail Llc 2 $20,311 22.22%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 187,319 $75,744 90.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 34,719 $85,585 93.29%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,077 $82,660 88.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 12,856 $88,191 95.90%
Other Computer Related Services 11,978 $74,973 90.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,666 $97,711 97.76%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,332 $95,450 89.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,110 $60,141 88.32%
Engineering Services 4,251 $73,910 91.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,113 $116,622 94.44%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $30,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 113 $28,121 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 76 $26,284 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 74 $26,366 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 63 $31,137 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 32 $31,609 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 30 $28,863 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 26 $30,178 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 17 $29,327 100.00%

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 $81,330. 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