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 %
India 19,620 $117,667 42.64%
China 1,020 $214,310 49.42%
South Korea 710 $57,953 37.91%
Philippines 335 $49,546 36.89%
Mexico 268 $42,881 32.21%
Canada 238 $111,547 40.20%
Turkey 207 $72,098 45.20%
Nepal 183 $79,027 40.31%
Pakistan 172 $83,864 39.09%
Brazil 171 $67,121 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merck Sharp Dohme Llc 187 $110,982 87.38%
Jefferies Llc 186 $122,745 87.32%
Element Technologies Inc 186 $75,253 87.32%
Aig Employee Services Inc 185 $102,813 86.85%
Palvai Global Services Inc 185 $59,678 86.85%
Montclair State University 182 $83,596 85.45%
Iflowsoft Solutions Inc 182 $65,289 85.85%
Jean Martin Inc 182 $68,968 85.85%
Auropro Systems Inc 181 $60,880 86.19%
Tanisha Systems Inc 180 $78,132 86.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Katalyst Healthcares Life Sciences Inc 14 $91,275 29.17%
Lak Software Solutions Inc 14 $112,394 29.17%
Cassaday Farms 14 $27,621 29.17%
Avansa It Solutions Llc 14 $106,438 29.17%
Pe Staffing Llc 14 $24,759 29.17%
Netrocon Systems Llc 13 $84,598 27.08%
United Healthcare Services Inc 13 $97,267 27.08%
Factiva Inc 13 $69,160 27.08%
Popsy Pop Llc 13 $29,897 27.08%
Bluesoft Solutions Llc 13 $94,581 27.08%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logging 1 $92,248 100.00%
Sound Recording Industries 1 $103,418 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 1 $29,120 100.00%
Space Research And Technology 1 $69,638 100.00%
Pulp Paper And Paperboard Mills 1 $89,398 100.00%
Aluminum Sheet Plate And Foil Manufacturing 1 $62,587 100.00%
Pump And Compressor Manufacturing 1 $133,390 100.00%
International Affairs 1 $57,782 100.00%
Wood Container And Pallet Manufacturing 1 $101,733 100.00%
Taxi And Ridesharing Services 1 $45,115 100.00%
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 $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