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
394,837 89.97% $81,330 H-1B
40,413 9.21% $108,990 PERM
2,675 0.61% $101,539 E-3 Australian
920 0.21% $27,742 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 438,845 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 394,837 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.97% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 40,413 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.21% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Accountants and Auditors 3,935 $71,029 91.60%
Operations Research Analysts 3,817 $86,729 93.17%
Chemists 3,688 $67,775 92.99%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,114 $59,765 89.59%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,063 $146,395 92.40%
Information Technology Project Managers 2,803 $88,892 94.66%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 2,643 $74,928 94.70%
Financial Analysts 2,266 $85,578 91.00%
Web Developers 2,243 $65,030 96.10%
Mechanical Engineers 1,802 $74,891 91.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 1 $27,352 6.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemists 323 $76,014 53.13%
Accountants and Auditors 293 $84,894 48.91%
Sales Engineers 277 $97,162 47.35%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 211 $59,611 44.33%
Mechanical Engineers 206 $85,719 45.88%
Electrical Engineers 189 $90,435 46.90%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 172 $26,860 44.56%
Civil Engineers 148 $81,407 39.57%
Industrial Engineers 148 $86,146 39.68%
Nursing Assistants 133 $30,848 38.89%
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 27,328 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in New Jersey From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 18,427 $117,624 43.11%
China 924 $226,593 49.33%
South Korea 662 $57,566 35.46%
Philippines 310 $49,316 37.26%
Mexico 255 $42,205 33.07%
Canada 226 $102,747 41.17%
Turkey 174 $74,468 37.91%
Nepal 160 $81,914 41.13%
Brazil 149 $69,979 39.63%
Pakistan 146 $88,062 41.01%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Celgene Corporation 169 $109,339 87.11%
Vertiv Inc 168 $67,757 86.60%
Ariston Tek Inc 168 $70,495 87.05%
Elite It Professionals Inc 167 $83,477 86.53%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 166 $86,023 86.01%
Avventis Inc 166 $63,791 86.01%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc 166 $72,657 86.46%
Nirvana Enterprises Llc 165 $64,428 85.94%
Tru Solution Systems Llc 165 $69,568 85.94%
Hanu Software Solutions Inc 164 $84,379 86.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Orbis Inc 12 $86,868 27.27%
Northeast Consulting Works Llc 11 $75,470 25.00%
Oxya Corporation 11 $110,680 25.00%
J H Cohn Llp 11 $118,530 25.00%
Apicore Llc 11 $87,197 25.00%
Advantecs Group Inc 11 $97,911 25.00%
Rayonsoft Technologies Inc 11 $105,556 25.58%
Enterprise Consulting Services Inc 11 $100,110 25.58%
Marsh Usa Inc 11 $100,992 25.58%
Tekseed Solutions Llc 11 $94,502 25.58%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Associations 20 $67,633 86.96%
Metal And Mineral Except Petroleum Merchant Wholesalers 20 $67,147 86.96%
Executive Search Services 20 $65,874 86.96%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 20 $77,499 86.96%
General Freight Trucking Long Distance 20 $57,912 86.96%
Miscellaneous Intermediation 20 $87,331 90.91%
Junior Colleges 20 $57,876 90.91%
Title Abstract And Settlement Offices 19 $75,243 86.36%
Trust Fiduciary And Custody Activities 19 $107,058 86.36%
Landscape Architectural Services 19 $54,901 86.36%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Promoters Of Performing Arts Sports And Similar Events With Facilities 1 $73,902 12.50%

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 $81,330. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage