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 %
Grenada 4 $47,757 36.36%
Fiji 3 $30,319 30.00%
Belgium 3 $158,150 37.50%
Tajikistan 3 $69,063 42.86%
Cyprus 3 $64,841 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $63,516 42.86%
Barbados 3 $60,209 42.86%
Ethiopia 3 $95,002 42.86%
Bahamas 3 $78,450 50.00%
Panama 3 $52,866 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vedicsoft Solutions Inc 66 $60,659 90.41%
East West Hauling Inc 66 $80,821 90.41%
Doublebridge Technologies Inc 66 $66,382 91.67%
Quidsi Inc 66 $76,038 91.67%
Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd 66 $60,450 91.67%
Ecom Consulting Inc 66 $66,806 91.67%
Apicore Llc 65 $68,710 90.28%
Montage Consignments Inc 65 $66,902 90.28%
P3 Geeks Inc 65 $87,811 90.28%
Trizetto Corporation A Cognizant Company 65 $93,889 90.28%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ipatientcare Inc 3 $114,678 21.43%
Satnam Data Systems Inc 3 $96,186 21.43%
Nj Sushi Corporation 3 $33,051 21.43%
Kinetix Trading Solutions Inc 3 $100,007 21.43%
Ye Ji Nails Llc 3 $16,682 21.43%
Distinct Engineering Solutions Inc 3 $76,343 21.43%
Gmb North America Inc 3 $98,176 21.43%
Appletree Preschool Inc 3 $27,019 21.43%
Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd 3 $147,416 21.43%
Managed Health Care Associates Inc 3 $104,728 21.43%

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