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 %
Chefs and Head Cooks 23 $60,244 79.31%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 23 $67,723 82.14%
Astronomers 23 $64,065 82.14%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 22 $35,964 78.57%
Exercise Physiologists 22 $54,310 81.48%
Agricultural Engineers 22 $59,357 81.48%
Writers and Authors 22 $50,847 88.00%
Surgeons 22 $191,152 88.00%
Sociologists 21 $45,863 84.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 21 $54,904 87.50%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Managers 4 $122,970 10.81%
Waiters and Waitresses 4 $21,939 10.81%
Psychiatrists 4 $155,807 10.81%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 4 $115,232 10.81%
Painters, Transportation Equipment 4 $44,268 10.81%
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 4 $42,708 10.81%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 4 $61,074 10.81%
Civil Engineering Technicians 4 $69,977 11.11%
Travel Agents 4 $31,559 11.11%
Statistical Assistants 4 $48,111 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 4,723 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Croatia 3 $44,164 50.00%
Tunisia 3 $45,517 50.00%
Austria 3 $167,156 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $35,893 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 33.33%
St Lucia 2 $100,443 33.33%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 40.00%
Norway 2 $98,124 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 12,521 $70,719 98.71%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 12,418 $102,923 98.56%
Infosys Limited 11,077 $78,815 99.66%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,115 $104,423 88.04%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 6,821 $67,584 94.71%
Ibm India Private Limited 6,407 $75,286 89.90%
Accenture Llp 5,717 $87,589 98.37%
Hcl America Inc 4,526 $82,664 93.01%
Wipro Limited 4,507 $74,623 96.63%
Capgemini America Inc 4,476 $97,373 96.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alstede Farms Llc 40 $27,143 100.00%
Pastore Orchards Inc 30 $30,263 100.00%
Phillips Farms Llc 27 $26,270 100.00%
Battiato Farms 26 $26,422 100.00%
Cassaday Farms Llc 25 $27,175 100.00%
Larchmont Farms Inc 24 $25,993 100.00%
Stony Hill Gardens Llc 22 $30,308 100.00%
Concord Stud Farm Llc 19 $27,994 100.00%
Walnridge Farm Inc 19 $29,379 100.00%
Overdevest Nurseries Lp 18 $29,357 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 5,845 $80,358 100.00%
Hcl America Inc 1,741 $103,827 56.69%
Igate Technologies Inc 847 $82,837 29.88%
Lt Technology Services Limited 596 $86,433 30.71%
Diversant Llc 401 $114,714 23.03%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 383 $89,613 32.51%
Ernst Young Us Llp 372 $127,890 33.33%
Birlasoft Inc 344 $558,785 40.61%
Jsmn International Inc 282 $100,328 35.03%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 272 $105,288 37.16%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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