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 %
Social and Community Service Managers 26 $67,574 89.66%
Clinical Research Coordinators 26 $117,846 89.66%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $57,520 82.76%
Transportation Engineers 24 $77,946 85.71%
Chefs and Head Cooks 23 $59,321 85.19%
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 23 $85,428 85.19%
Registered Nurses 23 $67,615 85.19%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 22 $67,903 81.48%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22 $35,964 84.62%
Writers and Authors 22 $50,847 84.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Order Clerks 5 $30,792 13.51%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 5 $50,131 13.51%
Health Educators 5 $48,730 13.51%
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 5 $55,474 13.51%
Food Service Managers 5 $64,584 13.51%
Rehabilitation Counselors 5 $30,688 13.51%
Training and Development Managers 4 $122,970 10.81%
Painters, Transportation Equipment 4 $44,268 10.81%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 4 $42,708 11.11%
Travel Agents 4 $31,559 11.11%
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 %
Albania 12 $50,705 37.50%
Belarus 12 $74,341 37.50%
Chile 11 $95,645 35.48%
Kenya 11 $71,955 35.48%
Thailand 11 $44,724 36.67%
Uzbekistan 11 $98,193 37.93%
Dominican Republic 11 $69,171 39.29%
Indonesia 11 $84,629 40.74%
Lebanon 10 $96,938 38.46%
Kazakhstan 10 $121,510 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Consulting Group Inc 172 $57,195 86.00%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 172 $94,617 86.00%
Tk Chain Llc 171 $83,507 85.93%
Innovative Information Technologiesinc 171 $68,150 85.93%
Csc Covansys Corporation 170 $77,501 85.86%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 170 $71,540 85.86%
Capgemini Us Llc 170 $100,087 86.29%
Jefferies Llc 169 $118,741 85.79%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc 169 $114,586 85.79%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 169 $73,617 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Superlogix Inc 12 $113,825 26.67%
Portal Consulting Inc 12 $116,501 26.67%
Iomega Technologies Inc 12 $119,626 26.67%
Tkchain Llc 12 $116,461 26.67%
Moa International Corp 12 $61,325 26.67%
The Trustees Of Princeton University 12 $60,896 26.67%
Mercom Inc 12 $101,690 26.67%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 12 $122,333 26.67%
Etrade Financial Corporation 12 $105,253 26.67%
Ericsson Services Inc 12 $61,691 26.67%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 187,319 $75,744 90.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 34,719 $85,585 93.29%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,077 $82,660 88.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 12,856 $88,191 95.90%
Other Computer Related Services 11,978 $74,973 90.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,666 $97,711 97.76%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,332 $95,450 89.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,110 $60,141 88.32%
Engineering Services 4,251 $73,910 91.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,113 $116,622 94.44%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $30,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 113 $28,121 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 76 $26,284 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 74 $26,366 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 63 $31,137 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 32 $31,609 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 30 $28,863 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 26 $30,178 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 17 $29,327 100.00%

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 $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