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 %
Aerospace Engineers	19	$74,751	90.48%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	19	$53,158	90.48%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	18	$68,042	85.71%
Exercise Physiologists	18	$52,151	85.71%
Landscape Architects	18	$55,560	85.71%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	18	$80,651	85.71%
Robotics Engineers	18	$89,479	85.71%
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	17	$33,821	85.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers	17	$56,016	85.00%
Transportation Inspectors	17	$55,970	85.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Statistical Assistants	4	$48,111	11.76%
Editors	4	$59,535	11.76%
Psychiatrists	4	$155,807	12.12%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	4	$61,074	12.12%
Social and Community Service Managers	4	$71,869	12.12%
Waiters and Waitresses	4	$21,939	12.12%
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	4	$19,250	12.12%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	4	$46,020	12.12%
Civil Engineering Technicians	4	$69,977	12.12%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	4	$115,232	12.50%

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 %
Iran	24	$75,442	33.80%
El Salvador	23	$37,116	32.39%
Costa Rica	22	$45,846	33.33%
Egypt	22	$84,759	34.38%
Venezuela	22	$91,291	36.07%
Peru	20	$56,173	33.33%
Sri Lanka	19	$75,075	33.33%
Malaysia	19	$75,363	33.33%
Bulgaria	18	$79,178	37.50%
Ireland	18	$105,175	37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	46	$85,835	88.46%
Saven Technologies Inc	46	$85,028	88.46%
Iplanner Inc	46	$61,197	88.46%
Imr Soft Llc	46	$96,135	88.46%
I5 Tech Inc	46	$90,609	88.46%
Cloud Info Solutions Inc	46	$79,984	88.46%
Crestron Electronics Inc	46	$123,804	88.46%
It Premia Group Inc	46	$93,949	88.46%
Alliant Technolgies Llc	45	$78,147	86.54%
Pramisoft Inc	45	$62,052	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation	2	$80,195	22.22%
Thomas Welsh Builders Llc	2	$59,083	22.22%
Devstuti Llc Dba Akbar Restaurant	2	$54,559	22.22%
William Fuller	2	$23,993	22.22%
Lavinstar America Inc	2	$62,899	22.22%
Anritsu Company	2	$108,151	22.22%
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics America Inc	2	$52,406	22.22%
Earlyconnect Corp	2	$87,433	22.22%
Telerx Marketing Inc	2	$112,071	22.22%
Head To Tail Llc	2	$20,311	22.22%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	718	$103,758	1.59%
Landscaping Services	528	$164,556	5.05%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	364	$33,339	6.26%
Management Consulting Services	348	$103,888	17.49%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	257	$70,169	18.57%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	251	$88,875	28.36%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	235	$106,258	29.78%
Educational Support Services	213	$73,227	29.34%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	212	$57,058	29.53%
Supermarkets And Other Grocery Retailers Except Convenience Retailers	184	$58,550	31.83%

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.