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
425,724 90.23% $83,358 H-1B
42,093 8.92% $108,795 PERM
2,926 0.62% $104,239 E-3 Australian
1,092 0.23% $29,221 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 471,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 425,724 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.23% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 42,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.92% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Civil Engineers 1,832 $75,016 91.19%
Human Resources Specialists 1,629 $59,573 88.97%
Sales Engineers 1,605 $102,066 92.56%
Electrical Engineers 1,528 $83,035 89.57%
Industrial Engineers 1,299 $81,498 92.13%
Information Security Analysts 1,286 $105,847 92.58%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,284 $77,506 93.86%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,189 $82,203 87.11%
Physical Therapists 1,177 $76,950 86.99%
Computer Network Architects 969 $99,677 88.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 139 $140,670 40.29%
Operations Research Analysts 138 $73,529 41.57%
Computer Network Architects 125 $116,036 38.70%
Financial Analysts 123 $101,337 38.56%
Engineers, All Other 118 $104,130 37.46%
Compliance Officers 116 $80,499 39.32%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 112 $60,584 40.14%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 101 $21,452 36.86%
Information Security Analysts 95 $121,977 36.12%
Logisticians 90 $71,364 35.29%
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 4,723 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in New Jersey From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uganda 1 $45,864 50.00%
Libya 1 $114,358 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $104,874 50.00%
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%
Guinea 1 $54,746 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 50.00%
Algeria 1 $71,054 100.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $38,777 100.00%
Montenegro 1 $59,571 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tk Chain Llc 202 $84,057 86.70%
Applab Systems Inc 202 $82,131 86.70%
Innovative Information Technologies Inc 202 $71,961 87.07%
Incedo Inc 202 $104,755 87.45%
Vst Consulting Inc 202 $56,704 87.45%
Samsung Electronics America Inc 201 $106,735 87.39%
Riconpharma Llc 200 $68,281 87.72%
Databoss International Corp 199 $74,686 87.67%
Integrated Resources Inc 198 $72,980 87.22%
Mark Infotech Inc 198 $67,444 87.61%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Firmenich Inc 15 $108,471 27.78%
Questsoft Solutions Inc 15 $95,021 27.78%
Dun Bradstreet Inc 15 $121,041 28.30%
Nbcuniversal Media Llc 15 $143,276 28.30%
Db Usa Core Corporation 15 $111,140 28.30%
Veracity Software Inc 15 $103,488 28.30%
Finaclesoft Inc 15 $99,124 28.30%
Primera Analytical Solution Corp 15 $86,705 28.85%
Valiance Partners Llc 15 $98,429 28.85%
Sg Americas Operational Services Inc 14 $127,046 26.92%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 198,468 $77,153 91.02%
Computer Systems Design Services 37,909 $87,598 93.54%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,985 $84,665 88.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 13,365 $88,955 95.29%
Other Computer Related Services 12,671 $76,493 90.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,912 $100,792 97.75%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,763 $98,392 86.94%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,672 $61,588 90.74%
Engineering Services 4,651 $75,577 91.83%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,633 $120,111 92.94%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 262 $31,491 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 139 $29,986 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $34,441 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 80 $26,742 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 78 $26,849 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 39 $32,357 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 38 $30,253 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 31 $30,994 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 21 $30,556 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 47,032 $121,507 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 10,630 $89,497 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 6,029 $97,441 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,086 $316,138 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,460 $87,798 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 961 $106,995 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 834 $116,742 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 775 $105,372 100.00%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 763 $90,590 100.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 648 $93,195 100.00%

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 $83,358. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage