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 %
Data S Solutions Llc 121 $76,894 89.63%
Humetis Technologies Inc 121 $55,017 89.63%
Hudson Data Llc 121 $79,831 89.63%
Baanyan Software Services 120 $70,433 89.55%
It Echelon Corporation 120 $63,905 89.55%
Saksoft Inc 120 $70,851 89.55%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 120 $117,037 89.55%
Dataquest Corp 119 $76,821 88.81%
Orbis Inc 119 $65,993 89.47%
Outline Systems Inc 119 $62,489 89.47%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cra International Inc 7 $76,339 23.33%
Nexien Inc 7 $66,703 23.33%
Tejase Technologies Inc 7 $134,400 23.33%
Wood Landscapes Inc 7 $33,214 23.33%
Avis Budget Car Rental Llc 7 $86,130 23.33%
The Digital Group Of Companies Inc 7 $85,066 24.14%
Barsan International Inc 7 $65,805 24.14%
Ithaka Harbors Inc 7 $74,411 24.14%
Fmr Corp 7 $91,157 24.14%
Sap America Inc 7 $98,371 24.14%

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