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 %
Statisticians 4,405 $90,295 93.52%
Operations Research Analysts 4,323 $88,131 93.07%
Chemists 4,108 $69,184 92.92%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,519 $152,024 92.43%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,382 $61,114 89.80%
Information Technology Project Managers 2,793 $88,838 94.26%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 2,626 $75,027 94.09%
Financial Analysts 2,519 $88,773 91.33%
Web Developers 2,243 $65,030 96.10%
Mechanical Engineers 1,989 $76,435 91.91%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemists 333 $76,336 53.80%
Accountants and Auditors 318 $85,592 52.30%
Sales Engineers 281 $97,382 47.79%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 226 $60,613 47.18%
Mechanical Engineers 218 $85,677 47.19%
Electrical Engineers 202 $91,957 48.79%
Industrial Engineers 184 $86,578 45.32%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 179 $26,963 47.86%
Civil Engineers 158 $81,836 42.36%
Nursing Assistants 143 $31,191 41.21%
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 %
Uganda 1 $45,864 50.00%
Libya 1 $114,358 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $104,874 50.00%
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%
Guinea 1 $54,746 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 50.00%
Algeria 1 $71,054 100.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $38,777 100.00%
Montenegro 1 $59,571 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merck Sharp Dohme Llc 187 $110,982 87.38%
Jefferies Llc 186 $122,745 87.32%
Element Technologies Inc 186 $75,253 87.32%
Aig Employee Services Inc 185 $102,813 86.85%
Palvai Global Services Inc 185 $59,678 86.85%
Montclair State University 182 $83,596 85.45%
Iflowsoft Solutions Inc 182 $65,289 85.85%
Jean Martin Inc 182 $68,968 85.85%
Auropro Systems Inc 181 $60,880 86.19%
Tanisha Systems Inc 180 $78,132 86.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Katalyst Healthcares Life Sciences Inc 14 $91,275 29.17%
Lak Software Solutions Inc 14 $112,394 29.17%
Cassaday Farms 14 $27,621 29.17%
Avansa It Solutions Llc 14 $106,438 29.17%
Pe Staffing Llc 14 $24,759 29.17%
Netrocon Systems Llc 13 $84,598 27.08%
United Healthcare Services Inc 13 $97,267 27.08%
Factiva Inc 13 $69,160 27.08%
Popsy Pop Llc 13 $29,897 27.08%
Bluesoft Solutions Llc 13 $94,581 27.08%

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