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 %
Actuaries 576 $96,836 85.21%
Training and Development Specialists 573 $56,121 88.84%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 526 $98,732 82.97%
Sales Managers 520 $123,660 88.14%
Occupational Therapists 515 $66,431 91.47%
Financial Specialists, All Other 504 $74,915 91.30%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 487 $108,719 89.19%
Chemical Engineers 487 $83,765 89.69%
Cost Estimators 487 $62,590 91.03%
Financial Managers 466 $142,405 89.62%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 58 $62,761 32.95%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 57 $71,097 32.95%
Graphic Designers 54 $46,575 31.76%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 53 $43,543 31.55%
Occupational Therapists 52 $70,950 31.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 52 $71,905 31.52%
Receptionists and Information Clerks 52 $27,912 34.21%
Instructional Coordinators 51 $49,378 35.42%
Cooks, Restaurant 48 $34,091 33.33%
Accountants 47 $69,788 34.81%
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 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 %
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 146 $124,732 91.25%
Protech Solutions Inc 145 $70,394 90.63%
Enterprise Software Solutions Inc 145 $70,895 91.19%
Cygnus Professionals Inc 145 $72,869 91.19%
Ksoft Systems Inc 145 $67,497 92.36%
Ba2cc Solutions Inc 145 $73,022 92.36%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc 145 $116,997 92.36%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 145 $112,132 92.36%
Externetworks Inc 144 $76,507 92.31%
Prosoft It Services Inc 143 $64,032 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc 9 $77,688 24.32%
Primetime Technologies Inc 9 $88,442 24.32%
Apple Educational Services 9 $63,935 24.32%
Future Technologies Inc 9 $70,493 24.32%
Emphasis Software Development Llc 9 $112,662 24.32%
Movado Group Inc 9 $94,993 24.32%
Malax Solutions Inc 9 $82,250 24.32%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 9 $87,090 24.32%
Princeton Blueinc 9 $100,536 24.32%
High Tech Consulting Inc 9 $76,274 24.32%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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