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 %
India 18,427 $117,624 43.11%
China 924 $226,593 49.33%
South Korea 662 $57,566 35.46%
Philippines 310 $49,316 37.26%
Mexico 255 $42,205 33.07%
Canada 226 $102,747 41.17%
Turkey 174 $74,468 37.91%
Nepal 160 $81,914 41.13%
Brazil 149 $69,979 39.63%
Pakistan 146 $88,062 41.01%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Consulting Group Inc 172 $57,195 86.00%
Alcatel Lucent Usa Inc 172 $94,617 86.00%
Tk Chain Llc 171 $83,507 85.93%
Innovative Information Technologiesinc 171 $68,150 85.93%
Csc Covansys Corporation 170 $77,501 85.86%
Ibm India Pvt Ltd 170 $71,540 85.86%
Capgemini Us Llc 170 $100,087 86.29%
Jefferies Llc 169 $118,741 85.79%
Verizon Corporate Resources Group Llc 169 $114,586 85.79%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 169 $73,617 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Superlogix Inc 12 $113,825 26.67%
Portal Consulting Inc 12 $116,501 26.67%
Iomega Technologies Inc 12 $119,626 26.67%
Tkchain Llc 12 $116,461 26.67%
Moa International Corp 12 $61,325 26.67%
The Trustees Of Princeton University 12 $60,896 26.67%
Mercom Inc 12 $101,690 26.67%
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 12 $122,333 26.67%
Etrade Financial Corporation 12 $105,253 26.67%
Ericsson Services Inc 12 $61,691 26.67%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 3 $89,038 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $52,374 100.00%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 3 $77,099 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning Pickling And Drying 3 $95,784 100.00%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation 3 $66,622 100.00%
Periodical Publishers 3 $91,132 100.00%
Framing Contractors 3 $53,095 100.00%
National Security 3 $97,996 100.00%
Waste Collection 3 $110,094 100.00%
Iron Foundries 3 $126,006 100.00%
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