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 %
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 %
Astir It Solutions Inc 898 $62,322 93.74%
Audible Inc 833 $96,622 87.23%
Ipolarity Llc 827 $68,296 93.13%
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation 814 $106,898 91.87%
Adp Technology Services Inc 812 $107,290 91.96%
Citibank Na 801 $124,640 91.54%
Hexaware Technologies Inc 789 $76,872 91.11%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 783 $92,437 91.79%
Kpmg Llp 770 $97,835 90.27%
International Business Machines Corporation 757 $101,580 89.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 89 $98,556 33.71%
Ipolarity Llc 88 $104,215 33.33%
Express Scripts Services Company 87 $110,834 33.33%
Grand Supercenter Inc 86 $55,669 33.46%
Compest Solutions Inc 86 $82,553 33.99%
Luxoft Usa Inc 85 $103,948 33.60%
Rutgers The State Univ Of New Jersey 82 $59,050 34.02%
Systime Computer Corporation 81 $98,845 33.61%
Nihaki Systems Inc 81 $88,715 33.75%
Eniac Systems Inc 80 $99,645 35.24%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialty Food Retailers 6 $28,756 100.00%
Food And Beverage Retailers 5 $32,049 100.00%
Floriculture Production 5 $25,958 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 4 $29,260 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $26,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 3 $38,598 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $31,498 100.00%
Facilities Support Services 3 $34,736 100.00%
Farm Management Services 2 $32,323 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 2 $30,035 100.00%

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