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 %
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $61,594 84.31%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 43 $48,330 87.76%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $68,959 87.76%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $66,276 85.71%
Pharmacists 42 $102,546 87.50%
Energy Engineers 41 $90,219 87.23%
Editors 41 $50,411 89.13%
Survey Researchers 41 $50,032 91.11%
Urban and Regional Planners 40 $62,992 90.91%
Logistics Engineers 40 $80,805 90.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electricians 7 $64,507 14.58%
Microbiologists 7 $58,668 14.58%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 7 $42,188 14.58%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 7 $23,899 14.58%
Veterinarians 7 $78,110 14.89%
Nursery Workers 7 $22,663 14.89%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 7 $54,639 14.89%
Recreation Workers 7 $22,577 15.22%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 7 $21,234 15.22%
Epidemiologists 7 $81,581 15.56%
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 %
Softnice Inc 81 $73,563 89.01%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 81 $80,533 89.01%
Sunray Information Technologies Inc 81 $73,148 89.01%
Prudential Insurance Company Of America 81 $78,812 90.00%
Adp Inc 80 $118,412 88.89%
Tiger Analytics Inc 80 $106,599 88.89%
Pozent Corporation 80 $81,022 88.89%
Unikon It Inc 80 $66,117 88.89%
Basf Corporation 80 $88,183 88.89%
Amazoncomdedc Llc 80 $94,688 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ace Cpa Pc 4 $41,969 22.22%
Amg Technology 4 $81,047 22.22%
Ingersoll Rand Company 4 $107,302 22.22%
Networking Hardwares Llc 4 $65,021 22.22%
Aspire Pharmaceuticals 4 $70,044 22.22%
Hope Presbyterian Church 4 $40,690 22.22%
Welltok Inc 4 $101,884 22.22%
Nj United Taekwondo Inc 4 $28,153 22.22%
Miele Inc 4 $83,675 22.22%
Incessant Technologies Na Inc 4 $118,129 22.22%

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