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 %
Agricultural Engineers 22 $59,357 84.62%
Surgeons 22 $191,152 88.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 21 $48,488 84.00%
Astronomers 21 $65,273 84.00%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20 $40,523 83.33%
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 20 $48,116 83.33%
Sociologists 20 $44,699 86.96%
Soil and Plant Scientists 20 $61,886 86.96%
Cargo and Freight Agents 19 $40,026 86.36%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 19 $40,083 90.48%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Estonia 2 $76,586 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 50.00%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 50.00%
Latvia 2 $37,030 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 50.00%
Guyana 2 $25,698 50.00%
Cameroon 2 $56,004 66.67%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 66.67%
Bolivia 2 $31,626 66.67%
Grenada 2 $60,663 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,744 $69,522 99.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 10,786 $101,843 97.86%
Infosys Limited 10,718 $77,897 99.67%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 6,821 $67,584 84.40%
Ibm India Private Limited 6,408 $75,288 89.91%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,938 $101,489 98.90%
Accenture Llp 5,458 $86,106 98.38%
Wipro Limited 4,281 $73,477 92.52%
Capgemini America Inc 4,225 $95,541 96.35%
Hcl America Inc 4,214 $80,783 97.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 5,845 $80,358 100.00%
Hcl America Inc 1,718 $103,882 59.06%
Igate Technologies Inc 847 $82,837 32.56%
Lt Technology Services Limited 574 $86,382 29.62%
Diversant Llc 400 $114,641 23.28%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 372 $89,865 33.01%
Ernst Young Us Llp 343 $126,579 31.64%
Birlasoft Inc 333 $573,600 39.32%
Jsmn International Inc 277 $99,979 36.35%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 264 $104,581 38.15%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $30,090 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $30,048 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $24,079 100.00%
Apiculture 8 $26,392 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 7 $31,616 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $32,249 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 7 $30,225 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $32,570 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 7 $31,173 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 6 $24,887 100.00%

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