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)

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 %
Clinpharma Clinical Research Llc 33 $70,628 89.19%
Paramount Software Solutions 33 $69,570 91.67%
Oradell International Corp 33 $54,079 91.67%
Priamba Soft Llc 33 $67,438 91.67%
Qpharma Inc 33 $93,656 91.67%
Vaswani Inc 33 $50,411 91.67%
Interlink Transport Technologies Inc 33 $74,044 91.67%
Aspire Pharmaceuticals Inc 32 $61,591 88.89%
H Mart Fort Lee Llc 32 $57,075 88.89%
3d Technologies Llc 32 $82,663 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bauer Publishing Company Lp 2 $118,799 33.33%
Collaborative Consulting Llc 2 $67,007 33.33%
Franks Pizza Restaurant 2 $25,293 33.33%
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company 2 $62,723 33.33%
Camp Dresser Mckee Inc 2 $70,647 33.33%
Hamburg Sud North America Inc 2 $52,936 33.33%
Alpha Numeric Integrated Solutions Inc 2 $63,159 33.33%
Amko Displays Corp 2 $113,360 33.33%
Stone Surfaces Inc 2 $42,515 33.33%
Piscataway Donuts Two Inc 2 $53,508 33.33%

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