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 %
India 19,620 $117,667 42.64%
China 1,020 $214,310 49.42%
South Korea 710 $57,953 37.91%
Philippines 335 $49,546 36.89%
Mexico 268 $42,881 32.21%
Canada 238 $111,547 40.20%
Turkey 207 $72,098 45.20%
Nepal 183 $79,027 40.31%
Pakistan 172 $83,864 39.09%
Brazil 171 $67,121 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Employer Consultancy Inc 13 $62,584 86.67%
Vintage Food Corporation 13 $60,250 86.67%
Rent The Runway Inc 13 $88,083 86.67%
Stonewain Systems Inc 13 $78,936 86.67%
Amko Software Solutions Inc 13 $67,632 86.67%
Suez Water Management Services Inc 13 $97,691 86.67%
Cummins Inc 13 $80,074 86.67%
Valuable Technologies Inc 13 $57,240 86.67%
Audiocodes Inc 13 $81,503 86.67%
Owmn Ltd 13 $73,922 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logfret Inc 1 $79,685 50.00%
Agrusa Inc 1 $65,728 50.00%
Streamline Edutech Inc 1 $42,890 50.00%
The Pool Company Llc 1 $54,371 50.00%
Deloitte Fas Llp 1 $85,530 50.00%
Maven Physical Therapy Llc 1 $27,061 50.00%
Cleaning Pro Service Inc 1 $27,976 50.00%
Raymond Brothers Landscaping Inc 1 $38,542 50.00%
Hm International Transportation Inc 1 $56,451 50.00%
Starcom Products Inc 1 $72,675 50.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 7 $26,443 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 6 $33,637 100.00%
Specialty Food Retailers 6 $28,756 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 6 $31,207 100.00%
Facilities Support Services 5 $35,152 100.00%
Food And Beverage Retailers 5 $32,049 100.00%
Apple Orchards 4 $32,568 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $26,281 100.00%
Farm Management Services 3 $33,023 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 3 $38,598 100.00%

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