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 %
Superlogix Inc 126 $61,806 89.36%
Nexgen Technologies Llc 126 $64,392 90.00%
Synchronoss Technologies Inc 125 $102,092 89.29%
Scm Data Inc 125 $57,287 89.29%
Echelon It Inc 125 $76,827 89.29%
Makro Technologies Inc 124 $73,598 88.57%
Cavalier It Inc 124 $63,934 88.57%
Msrcosmos Llc 124 $96,610 89.21%
Knack Systems Llc 124 $88,652 89.21%
Benjamin Moore Co 124 $110,435 89.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stryker Orthopaedics 7 $65,969 21.88%
Wood Landscapes Inc 7 $33,214 21.88%
Ithaka Harbors Inc 7 $74,411 21.88%
Fmr Corp 7 $91,157 21.88%
Sap America Inc 7 $98,371 21.88%
Hansoft Inc 7 $85,764 21.88%
Cpk Technologies 7 $59,233 21.88%
Barsan International Inc 7 $65,805 21.88%
Avis Budget Car Rental Llc 7 $86,130 21.88%
The Digital Group Of Companies Inc 7 $85,066 21.88%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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