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 %
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $63,619 17.54%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 10 $56,337 17.54%
Economists 10 $89,055 17.86%
Tile and Marble Setters 10 $56,643 17.86%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 9 $63,253 16.07%
Fashion Designers 9 $74,617 16.07%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 9 $44,563 16.36%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 9 $66,673 16.36%
Dishwashers 9 $24,220 16.36%
Biological Scientists, All Other 9 $75,846 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 %
Beta Soft Systems Inc 13 $60,827 86.67%
Infobahn Softworld Inc 13 $65,958 86.67%
New Jersey Tech Systems Llc 13 $78,098 86.67%
Relational Security Corporation 13 $106,360 86.67%
Abbvie Us Llc 13 $107,688 86.67%
Softpath Technologies Inc 13 $102,616 86.67%
Nividous Software Solutions Inc 13 $105,277 86.67%
Scotia Capital Usa Inc 13 $121,365 86.67%
Vm Consolidated Inc 13 $109,219 86.67%
Icreditworks Llc 13 $108,931 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pergament Cepeda Llp 1 $73,757 50.00%
Smbc Nikko Securities America Inc 1 $56,451 50.00%
Benjamin Berenfeld 1 $24,502 50.00%
Virtuouspros Inc 1 $82,410 50.00%
Futai Inc Usa 1 $54,205 50.00%
Arco Engineering Pc 1 $140,462 50.00%
Springpoint At The Atrium Inc 1 $34,050 50.00%
Samayu Llc 1 $92,768 50.00%
Mass Electric Construcion Co 1 $76,794 50.00%
Euro Custom Painting Inc 1 $46,384 50.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 1 $32,323 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 1 $29,224 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 1 $32,323 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $32,323 100.00%
Wineries 1 $32,323 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hotels Except Casino Hotels And Motels 144 $74,546 97.96%
Marketing Consulting Services 141 $85,144 97.92%
All Other Insurance Related Activities 139 $101,597 98.58%
Offices Of Dentists 135 $81,252 97.12%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing 134 $113,000 99.26%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 130 $108,006 97.01%
Janitorial Services 130 $25,869 100.00%
Testing Laboratories And Services 127 $81,989 97.69%
Residential Building Construction 127 $1,081,344 100.00%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 118 $463,719 92.91%

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