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 %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,744 $69,522 99.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 10,786 $101,843 97.86%
Infosys Limited 10,718 $77,897 99.67%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 6,821 $67,584 84.40%
Ibm India Private Limited 6,408 $75,288 89.91%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,938 $101,489 98.90%
Accenture Llp 5,458 $86,106 98.38%
Wipro Limited 4,281 $73,477 92.52%
Capgemini America Inc 4,225 $95,541 96.35%
Hcl America Inc 4,214 $80,783 97.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 5,845 $80,358 100.00%
Hcl America Inc 1,718 $103,882 59.06%
Igate Technologies Inc 847 $82,837 32.56%
Lt Technology Services Limited 574 $86,382 29.62%
Diversant Llc 400 $114,641 23.28%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 372 $89,865 33.01%
Ernst Young Us Llp 343 $126,579 31.64%
Birlasoft Inc 333 $573,600 39.32%
Jsmn International Inc 277 $99,979 36.35%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 264 $104,581 38.15%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services 2 $71,723 66.67%
Metal Kitchen Cookware Utensil Cutlery And Flatware Except Precious Manufacturing 2 $116,938 66.67%
Metal Heat Treating 2 $71,895 100.00%
Offices Of Podiatrists 2 $79,883 100.00%
General Automotive Repair 2 $100,100 100.00%
Breweries 2 $137,950 100.00%
Other Insurance Funds 2 $102,118 100.00%
Other Support Activities For Transportation 2 $56,971 100.00%
Port And Harbor Operations 2 $232,253 100.00%
Distilleries 2 $74,862 100.00%
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 $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