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 %
Microbiologists 7 $58,668 14.58%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 7 $85,042 14.58%
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 7 $21,234 14.58%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 7 $23,899 14.58%
Personal Care Aides 7 $24,999 14.89%
Insurance Underwriters 7 $81,952 14.89%
Nursery Workers 7 $22,663 14.89%
Health Educators 7 $50,401 15.22%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 7 $54,639 15.22%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $59,549 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 %
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 %
Invictus Infotech Llc 140 $67,102 91.50%
P Square Solutions Llc 139 $64,921 91.45%
Pharmaace Llc 139 $74,147 91.45%
Synectiks Inc 139 $95,709 91.45%
Saransh Inc 138 $82,210 91.39%
Itech America Inc 138 $57,458 91.39%
Dice It Solutions Llc 138 $90,510 91.39%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 138 $110,509 91.39%
Incandescent Technologies Inc 137 $83,173 91.33%
Zylog Systems Limited 137 $56,862 91.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sarian Solutons Inc 9 $123,684 25.00%
Corus Soft Inc 9 $117,060 25.00%
Michael Baker International Inc 9 $81,779 25.00%
Logisoft Technologies Inc 9 $118,599 25.71%
Desidea Corporation 9 $108,627 25.71%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Corporation 9 $120,619 25.71%
Crestron Electronics Inc 9 $115,086 25.71%
Munich Re America Services Inc 9 $86,191 25.71%
It Hub Inc 9 $88,638 25.71%
Firefly Pros Inc 9 $120,064 25.71%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Site Preparation Contractors 10 $59,218 83.33%
Flight Training 10 $97,986 83.33%
Footwear Manufacturing 10 $102,681 83.33%
Soap And Other Detergent Manufacturing 10 $100,140 83.33%
Pension Funds 10 $104,780 83.33%
Jewelry Retailers 10 $114,282 83.33%
Lessors Of Nonresidential Buildings Except Miniwarehouses 10 $88,754 83.33%
Other Electric Power Generation 10 $108,052 83.33%
Baked Goods Retailers 10 $71,001 83.33%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 10 $54,078 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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