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 %
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 4 $58,771 10.81%
Biological Technicians 4 $42,890 10.81%
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 4 $25,158 10.81%
Art Directors 4 $104,791 10.81%
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 11.11%
Painters, Transportation Equipment 4 $44,268 11.11%
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 4 $44,787 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 %
St Lucia 2 $100,443 50.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 50.00%
Norway 2 $98,124 50.00%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 50.00%
Estonia 2 $76,586 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $35,662 50.00%
Georgia 2 $93,548 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $79,414 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 450 $65,102 93.75%
Econtenti Inc 447 $77,118 93.91%
Goldman Sachs Co Llc 446 $98,784 94.09%
Srnl International Inc 443 $69,726 94.06%
Oncorre Inc 442 $71,942 94.04%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 433 $82,949 92.92%
T2m Consulting Services Inc 429 $63,429 92.86%
Spln International Llc 427 $71,356 93.03%
Redeemsoft Llc 425 $79,966 93.20%
Ealearn Inc 425 $80,683 94.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hunters Vegetable Farm Llc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Linwyck Gardens Llc 3 $34,174 100.00%
Huerta Farms 3 $24,364 100.00%
Garden State Growers Llc 3 $41,461 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nj 3 3 $34,174 100.00%
Barton Nursery Inc 3 $21,036 100.00%
Fr Grasso Llc 3 $23,580 100.00%
Lincroft Farms Llc 3 $34,174 100.00%
East Coast Sod 3 $20,495 100.00%
John K Krueger 3 $24,475 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cygnus Professionals Inc 41 $91,182 33.06%
Nokia Of America Corporation 41 $104,567 33.33%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 41 $107,044 33.61%
Precision Management Group Inc 40 $111,699 33.06%
Tekallianz Corporation 40 $77,770 33.33%
M2 Resources Inc 40 $94,313 33.61%
Synchronoss Technologies Inc 40 $106,529 33.90%
Ameritek Global Inc 40 $114,338 34.19%
Real Soft Inc 39 $92,744 33.33%
Laksan Technologies Llc 39 $99,872 33.62%

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