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 %
Geographers 5 $55,611 83.33%
Insurance Sales Agents 5 $53,181 83.33%
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 5 $196,767 83.33%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 5 $73,878 83.33%
Electronics Engineering Technologists 5 $58,340 83.33%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 $65,578 66.67%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 4 $38,719 66.67%
Climate Change Analysts 4 $76,510 80.00%
Neurologists 4 $157,599 80.00%
Teacher Assistants 4 $27,268 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Grenada 4 $47,757 36.36%
Fiji 3 $30,319 30.00%
Belgium 3 $158,150 37.50%
Tajikistan 3 $69,063 42.86%
Cyprus 3 $64,841 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $63,516 42.86%
Barbados 3 $60,209 42.86%
Ethiopia 3 $95,002 42.86%
Bahamas 3 $78,450 50.00%
Panama 3 $52,866 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 1,159 $82,243 93.47%
Bank Of America Na 1,152 $107,591 93.28%
Ana Data Consulting Inc 1,127 $86,784 94.79%
Ubs Business Solutions Us Llc 1,115 $116,929 96.79%
Merrill Lynch 1,081 $97,816 94.49%
Synechron Inc 1,029 $94,754 90.50%
Virtusa Corporation 1,007 $89,509 88.57%
Igate Technologies Inc 996 $71,961 91.38%
Techdemocracy Llc 979 $71,107 91.41%
Adp Technology Services Inc 975 $110,642 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
F R Grasso Llc 8 $29,510 100.00%
Ort Farms Llc 8 $32,752 100.00%
Lucas Greenhouses 8 $31,296 100.00%
Global Agricultural Productions Llc 8 $30,737 100.00%
Sebastiano Tomarchio 8 $25,867 100.00%
Jras Llc 8 $32,136 100.00%
Race Farm Llc 7 $30,062 100.00%
Lima Family Farms 7 $24,054 100.00%
Maugeri Farms Llc 7 $31,592 100.00%
Donaldson Farms Llc 7 $34,403 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 119 $104,233 37.07%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 116 $107,909 36.36%
Dataquest Corp 114 $111,493 36.31%
Walmart Associates Inc 105 $108,028 33.55%
Fourth Technologies Inc 104 $84,444 36.75%
Aptiva Corp 102 $107,810 36.04%
I5tech Inc 99 $92,799 35.11%
Ez Solutions Inc 97 $78,958 35.14%
Eniac Systems Inc 97 $102,225 35.66%
Waynsys Inc 96 $89,501 35.42%

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