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 %
Engineers, All Other 940 $73,572 91.35%
Compliance Officers 895 $66,990 88.18%
Logisticians 867 $67,273 90.98%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 813 $56,161 89.24%
Graphic Designers 758 $48,273 90.13%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 718 $89,004 85.78%
Biological Scientists, All Other 716 $55,779 88.72%
Marketing Managers 698 $135,686 89.60%
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 655 $78,044 92.51%
General and Operations Managers 603 $115,087 88.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 89 $120,164 35.32%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 85 $96,172 36.32%
Human Resources Specialists 84 $66,428 36.84%
General and Operations Managers 82 $141,109 36.94%
Chemical Engineers 71 $93,841 34.13%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 66 $28,596 31.88%
Sales Managers 64 $141,893 31.22%
Financial Managers 60 $142,904 29.70%
Natural Sciences Managers 59 $149,440 30.41%
Actuaries 58 $102,756 31.35%
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 %
Sanofi Us Services Inc 163 $112,068 90.56%
Gomiapp Llc 162 $72,586 90.00%
The Fidelis Group 161 $63,818 89.94%
Trn Systems Inc 160 $64,455 89.39%
Abal Technologies Inc 160 $76,589 89.39%
It Cats Llc 160 $84,328 89.39%
Tech Matrix Inc 159 $62,978 89.33%
Reliance Global Services Inc 159 $63,527 89.33%
Mindlance Inc 159 $85,590 89.33%
Model N Inc 159 $100,694 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Core Software Technologies Inc 11 $115,041 26.19%
Stratacent 11 $110,248 26.19%
Strategysoft Llc 11 $100,640 26.19%
Ledden Palimeno Landscaping And Maintenance Coinc 11 $28,203 26.19%
Janssen Research Development Llc 11 $124,170 26.19%
Cross River Bank 11 $103,673 26.19%
Avancer Corporation 11 $101,371 26.19%
E Pro Technologies Llc 11 $91,785 26.83%
Beaconfire Solution Inc 11 $59,373 26.83%
Allagi Technologies Inc 11 $133,789 26.83%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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 $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