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 %
Engineers, All Other 930 $73,264 91.63%
Compliance Officers 862 $66,570 86.72%
Logisticians 812 $66,287 90.93%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 784 $55,611 88.99%
Graphic Designers 711 $46,972 88.88%
Biological Scientists, All Other 686 $54,525 86.62%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 678 $87,434 88.86%
Marketing Managers 631 $133,232 88.87%
Training and Development Specialists 537 $55,739 83.26%
Actuaries 528 $94,495 83.68%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 87 $119,135 38.84%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 82 $95,598 37.27%
Human Resources Specialists 80 $66,022 38.46%
General and Operations Managers 78 $143,033 37.86%
Chemical Engineers 71 $93,841 34.63%
Sales Managers 62 $140,040 30.69%
Natural Sciences Managers 58 $149,930 29.00%
Financial Managers 57 $143,358 32.57%
Actuaries 57 $103,042 32.76%
Cost Estimators 53 $62,051 30.81%
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 %
Georgia 1 $57,283 50.00%
Zambia 1 $40,976 50.00%
Burundi 1 $69,118 50.00%
Libya 1 $114,358 100.00%
Kuwait 1 $208,000 100.00%
Guinea 1 $54,746 100.00%
Seychelles 1 $104,874 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 100.00%
Liberia 1 $38,563 100.00%
Sudan 1 $59,010 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vonage America Inc 46 $104,596 88.46%
Msg Global Solutions Inc 46 $102,947 88.46%
Eteam Inc 46 $62,532 88.46%
Recruiting Minds Inc 46 $55,876 88.46%
Niksun Inc 46 $77,758 88.46%
Emonics Llc 46 $76,910 88.46%
Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers 46 $85,961 88.46%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 46 $89,768 88.46%
Zenith Lifescience Llc 46 $75,734 88.46%
Avant Healthcare Professionals 46 $65,714 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Youyoung Presbyterian Church 2 $31,751 22.22%
Novapac Laboratories Inc 2 $32,240 22.22%
Paragon Design Corp 2 $46,811 22.22%
Thompson Chiropractic Center Pc 2 $58,407 22.22%
Qpharma Inc 2 $172,713 22.22%
Full Gospel Christian Monument Of Faithfgca 2 $65,270 22.22%
Super Power World Llc 2 $32,402 22.22%
Codigent Inc 2 $111,260 22.22%
The Good Church Inc 2 $39,863 22.22%
Dressbarn 2 $92,706 22.22%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 187,319 $75,744 90.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 34,719 $85,585 93.29%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,077 $82,660 88.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 12,856 $88,191 95.90%
Other Computer Related Services 11,978 $74,973 90.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,666 $97,711 97.76%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,332 $95,450 89.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,110 $60,141 88.32%
Engineering Services 4,251 $73,910 91.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,113 $116,622 94.44%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $30,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 113 $28,121 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 76 $26,284 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 74 $26,366 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 63 $31,137 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 32 $31,609 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 30 $28,863 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 26 $30,178 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 17 $29,327 100.00%

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