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 %
Musicians and Singers 2 $48,765 66.67%
Podiatrists 2 $79,883 66.67%
Producers 2 $51,418 66.67%
Sound Engineering Technicians 2 $34,445 66.67%
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers 2 $66,653 66.67%
Community Health Workers 2 $33,187 66.67%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 2 $56,378 66.67%
Agricultural Inspectors 2 $30,576 66.67%
Program Directors 2 $77,012 66.67%
Medical Secretaries 2 $36,608 66.67%
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 %
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 %
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 294 $98,030 91.30%
Novel Laboratories Inc 293 $69,596 91.28%
Zoetis Inc 289 $102,220 90.60%
Satin Solutions Llc 287 $82,162 89.97%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 286 $108,736 89.94%
Isite Technologies Inc 286 $66,821 90.22%
Ez Solutions Inc 286 $69,020 90.79%
Nixsol Inc 285 $58,072 90.76%
Zt Group Intl Inc 283 $99,664 91.00%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 282 $91,492 90.97%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stiles Apiaries 1 $21,694 100.00%
William I Maxwell 1 $19,783 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nj 6 1 $35,776 100.00%
Theodore H Budd Sons Inc 1 $34,424 100.00%
Brick Farm Retail Llc 1 $34,424 100.00%
Lanis Farm Llc 1 $34,424 100.00%
John K Krueger Dba Starbrite Farm 1 $20,675 100.00%
C Visalli Son Llc 1 $23,483 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 1 $27,747 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 231 1 1 $35,776 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ubs Services Llc 25 $102,368 30.49%
Knight Captial Americas Lp 25 $108,446 30.49%
Kensington Information Group Inc 25 $110,449 30.49%
Digital Scripts Inc 25 $111,693 30.86%
Skillful Technologies Inc 25 $126,087 30.86%
Technocomp Inc 25 $116,804 30.86%
Oori Trading Inc 24 $53,831 30.00%
Alpha Clinical Systems Inc 24 $91,352 30.00%
City Gurus Inc 24 $111,630 30.00%
Atyeti Inc 24 $113,526 30.00%

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