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 %
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%
Jamaica 16 $27,424 34.78%
Slovakia 16 $59,345 37.21%
Albania 16 $45,148 38.10%
Spain 16 $98,602 38.10%
Romania 16 $71,345 38.10%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $59,249 36.59%
Indonesia 15 $85,724 38.46%
Greece 15 $91,529 38.46%
Hong Kong 14 $45,378 35.90%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kaytech Information Solutions Inc 74 $96,261 91.36%
Jersey City Medical Center 73 $62,925 90.12%
Antra Inc 73 $85,290 90.12%
Rayven It Solutions Llc 73 $78,068 90.12%
Google Llc 73 $113,174 90.12%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 73 $99,836 91.25%
Covance Inc 73 $102,345 91.25%
Aptiva Corp 73 $70,540 91.25%
Advent Global Solutions Inc 73 $85,617 91.25%
Hsbc Bank Usa Na 73 $107,596 91.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zhanna Basina 4 $33,051 25.00%
The Depository Trust Clearing Corporation 4 $153,031 25.00%
Emeteors Technology Inc 4 $85,197 25.00%
Enroute Computer Solutions 3 $93,839 18.75%
Orb Solutions Inc 3 $60,805 18.75%
Software Galeria Inc Dba Ascent Sgi 3 $82,111 18.75%
Pueblo Meat Market Inc 3 $38,979 18.75%
K Wang Co 3 $61,873 18.75%
Fernandez Landscape Masonry Llc 3 $37,710 18.75%
Ls Painting Inc 3 $32,178 18.75%

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