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 %
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 66 $49,444 82.50%
Pediatricians, General 65 $125,368 84.42%
Clergy 64 $30,669 86.49%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 61 $63,947 82.43%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 60 $44,835 85.71%
Family and General Practitioners 60 $140,727 86.96%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 58 $58,276 85.29%
Manufacturing Engineers 57 $80,320 85.07%
Compliance Managers 57 $130,522 85.07%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 57 $70,630 86.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economists 10 $89,055 17.54%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 10 $51,380 17.54%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 10 $82,237 17.86%
Computer Hardware Engineers 10 $102,837 17.86%
Dishwashers 9 $24,220 16.07%
Medical Assistants 9 $34,036 16.07%
Biological Scientists, All Other 9 $75,846 16.36%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 9 $66,673 16.36%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 9 $42,769 16.36%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 9 $44,563 16.67%
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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $82,316 66.67%
Macau 2 $71,389 66.67%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $101,754 66.67%
Guyana 2 $25,698 66.67%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 66.67%
Finland 2 $111,873 66.67%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 66.67%
Guinea 1 $54,746 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 33.33%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gp Technologies Llc 319 $99,597 89.86%
Kforce Inc 319 $91,527 90.63%
Prowise Solutions Inc 319 $74,098 92.20%
Softcom Systems Inc 318 $80,932 92.17%
Infologitech Inc 318 $66,507 92.17%
Express Scripts Services Co 317 $108,698 92.42%
I28 Technologies Corporation 317 $58,618 92.42%
Consultadd Inc 316 $87,695 92.40%
Optum Services Inc 313 $106,564 91.79%
Global Data Management Inc 313 $71,957 92.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Four Season Nursery Llc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Shin Family Farm Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Parzanese Brothers Produce Inc 1 $23,005 100.00%
Rolling Hills Farm 1 $35,776 100.00%
Deeugenio Sons 2 1 $22,048 100.00%
G Deeugenio And Sons 1 $21,221 100.00%
Overdevest Nurseries 1 $21,362 100.00%
Willow Oak Farms 1 $35,776 100.00%
Moores Meadow Blueberry And Cranberry Farm Llc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Robert S Muth 1 $24,253 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oncorre Inc 28 $96,548 31.46%
Akorn Pharmaceuticals 28 $72,973 31.46%
Grand Bk Corp 28 $49,286 31.82%
Siaraa Technologies Inc 28 $84,206 31.82%
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated 27 $103,821 31.03%
Howmedica Osteonics Corpstryker Ortho 27 $92,957 31.03%
Armstrong Technologies Inc 27 $77,852 31.03%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 27 $135,015 31.03%
Piast Meats And Provisions Inc 27 $46,227 31.03%
Vertiv Inc 27 $116,278 31.40%

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