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 %
Photonics Engineers	11	$103,616	84.62%
Film and Video Editors	10	$44,947	83.33%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other	10	$45,640	83.33%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	10	$43,039	83.33%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	10	$34,969	83.33%
Mechanical Drafters	10	$42,667	83.33%
Bioinformatics Technicians	10	$50,871	83.33%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$55,149	83.33%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	10	$61,108	83.33%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$65,065	83.33%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	3	$65,159	10.71%
Landscape Architects	3	$69,423	10.71%
Mental Health Counselors	3	$30,736	10.71%
Cooks, Short Order	3	$29,612	10.71%
Food Batchmakers	3	$27,213	10.71%
Skincare Specialists	3	$36,157	10.71%
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	3	$67,766	11.11%
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand	2	$46,894	7.41%
Mathematical Technicians	2	$57,918	7.41%
Broadcast Technicians	2	$68,890	7.41%

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 %
Cibergate Inc	33	$64,304	89.19%
Charter Global Inc	33	$80,581	89.19%
Weeks Marine Inc	33	$70,188	89.19%
Bluenog Corporation	33	$73,668	89.19%
Info Services Llc	33	$81,999	89.19%
Vervenest Technologies Inc	33	$95,564	89.19%
Phenom Technology Solutions Llc	33	$89,110	89.19%
Johnson Johnson Consumer Inc	33	$129,607	89.19%
Infer Solutions Inc	33	$96,422	89.19%
Hntb Corporation	33	$84,332	89.19%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Weiss Rohlig Usa Llc	2	$88,435	33.33%
Inj Builders Corp	2	$47,902	33.33%
South Jersey East Coast Paving Corp	2	$48,734	33.33%
Advanced Data Systems Corporation	2	$68,318	33.33%
Wardlaw Hartridge School	2	$55,504	33.33%
Tiva Systems Inc	2	$88,015	33.33%
Lewis W Parker Iii Cpa	2	$68,401	33.33%
Identix Incorporated	2	$73,351	33.33%
Millennium Communications Group Inc	2	$80,579	33.33%
L T S Enterprises Llc	2	$20,862	33.33%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Community Food And Housing And Emergency And Other Relief Services	2	$49,015	100.00%
Legal Counsel And Prosecution	2	$45,729	100.00%
Industrial Process Furnace And Oven Manufacturing	2	$63,471	100.00%
Department Stores	2	$80,850	100.00%
Fabric Coating Mills	2	$60,913	100.00%
Ornamental And Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing	2	$63,305	100.00%
Fishing	2	$69,586	100.00%
Limousine Service	2	$67,232	100.00%
Appliance Repair And Maintenance	2	$98,561	100.00%
General Rental Centers	2	$51,064	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.