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 %
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 %
India 18,427 $117,624 43.11%
China 924 $226,593 49.33%
South Korea 662 $57,566 35.46%
Philippines 310 $49,316 37.26%
Mexico 255 $42,205 33.07%
Canada 226 $102,747 41.17%
Turkey 174 $74,468 37.91%
Nepal 160 $81,914 41.13%
Brazil 149 $69,979 39.63%
Pakistan 146 $88,062 41.01%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bloomberg Lp 456 $91,933 89.41%
Ait Global Inc 456 $70,244 89.76%
Diversant Llc 450 $90,680 88.93%
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Llc 450 $74,707 89.46%
Visionet Systems Inc 445 $79,417 88.65%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 445 $64,987 91.94%
Satya Marg Solutions Inc 444 $77,279 92.31%
Friendly Consultants Inc 441 $69,992 91.88%
Ispace Inc 441 $67,314 92.07%
Intone Networks Inc 440 $79,577 92.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Take Enterprise Services Inc 45 $91,321 32.14%
Becton Dickinson And Company 45 $118,326 32.14%
Sita Corp 44 $99,299 31.88%
Aig Pc Global Services Inc 44 $112,831 31.88%
Jnit Technologies Inc 44 $100,223 32.12%
Bayer Us Llc 43 $113,276 31.62%
Nga Group Inc 43 $85,448 31.62%
Auropro Systems Inc 43 $94,490 31.85%
Y Axis Inc 43 $88,265 31.85%
First Tek Dos Llc 43 $98,624 32.09%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 3 $89,038 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $52,374 100.00%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 3 $77,099 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning Pickling And Drying 3 $95,784 100.00%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation 3 $66,622 100.00%
Periodical Publishers 3 $91,132 100.00%
Framing Contractors 3 $53,095 100.00%
National Security 3 $97,996 100.00%
Waste Collection 3 $110,094 100.00%
Iron Foundries 3 $126,006 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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