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 %
Civil Engineers 1,639 $73,837 90.80%
Human Resources Specialists 1,514 $58,670 88.64%
Sales Engineers 1,481 $99,357 92.33%
Electrical Engineers 1,394 $81,665 89.59%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,294 $77,348 93.29%
Information Security Analysts 1,291 $105,955 95.42%
Industrial Engineers 1,177 $80,347 91.81%
Physical Therapists 1,092 $75,908 85.38%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,058 $81,651 87.44%
Computer Network Architects 970 $99,683 89.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 131 $138,230 38.99%
Operations Research Analysts 131 $72,780 39.46%
Computer Network Architects 125 $116,036 38.70%
Financial Analysts 119 $101,203 37.42%
Engineers, All Other 117 $104,017 37.38%
Compliance Officers 112 $79,728 41.03%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 107 $59,731 41.96%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 101 $21,452 40.40%
Information Security Analysts 95 $121,977 40.43%
Logisticians 88 $71,395 37.93%
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 %
St Vincent 1 $54,413 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $59,571 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 50.00%
Botswana 1 $111,114 50.00%
Gambia 1 $83,200 50.00%
Senegal 1 $97,136 50.00%
Palestine 1 $86,154 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $97,198 50.00%
Algeria 1 $71,054 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $30,992 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Profusion Systems Inc 94 $84,289 89.52%
Polaris Consulting And Services Ltd 94 $70,314 89.52%
Hcr Group Inc 94 $67,303 90.38%
Lorven Technologies Inc 94 $71,332 90.38%
Smart Works Llc 94 $77,413 90.38%
Z And A Infotek Corporation 94 $71,157 90.38%
Merck Sharp Dohme Llc 94 $110,493 90.38%
Shivam Infotech Inc 93 $79,205 90.29%
Automatic Data Processing Inc 93 $99,919 90.29%
Sannova Analytical Inc 93 $54,812 90.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lcpagasus Corporation 5 $70,741 21.74%
Johnson Matthey Inc 5 $101,034 21.74%
Ethicon Inc 5 $107,819 21.74%
Vedic Consulting Inc 5 $95,052 21.74%
All State Printing 5 $61,984 21.74%
Kavayah Solutions Inc 5 $83,936 21.74%
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation 5 $106,862 21.74%
Quantifi Inc 5 $86,911 22.73%
Verint Systems Inc 5 $114,013 22.73%
Park Plus Inc 5 $67,756 22.73%

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%

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