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 %
Financial Managers 410 $137,683 90.51%
Data Warehousing Specialists 392 $79,953 88.29%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 388 $102,333 92.38%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 388 $71,682 93.72%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 367 $96,161 89.95%
Validation Engineers 364 $83,316 89.66%
Biomedical Engineers 345 $78,642 86.47%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 344 $78,395 86.87%
Accountants 344 $69,496 87.76%
Physicists 341 $59,235 87.66%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Specialists, All Other 43 $120,861 33.59%
Coaches and Scouts 41 $40,922 32.28%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 41 $110,520 32.28%
Childcare Workers 40 $24,457 31.75%
Carpenters 40 $64,000 32.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 39 $69,280 31.20%
Industrial Production Managers 39 $121,415 31.45%
Cooks, Restaurant 36 $32,067 29.75%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 36 $25,352 29.75%
Stonemasons 34 $44,804 28.57%
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 %
Iran 24 $75,442 33.80%
El Salvador 23 $37,116 32.39%
Costa Rica 22 $45,846 33.33%
Egypt 22 $84,759 34.38%
Venezuela 22 $91,291 36.07%
Peru 20 $56,173 33.33%
Sri Lanka 19 $75,075 33.33%
Malaysia 19 $75,363 33.33%
Bulgaria 18 $79,178 37.50%
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company 44 $105,872 88.00%
Bayer Healthcare Llc 44 $113,856 89.80%
Shenoy Engineering Pc 44 $78,315 89.80%
Synapsis Inc 44 $91,366 89.80%
Itvorks Inc 44 $84,588 89.80%
Public Service Electric And Gas Company 44 $80,328 89.80%
Systel Inc Of Delaware 43 $63,034 87.76%
Mml Consulting Llc 43 $69,105 87.76%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc Legacy Kanb 43 $89,704 87.76%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 43 $118,959 87.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smj Construction Inc 2 $72,104 25.00%
Roxy Display Inc 2 $58,490 25.00%
Blinds To Go Us Inc 2 $76,503 25.00%
Tisserie Holdings Llc 2 $45,802 25.00%
Command Nutritionals Llc 2 $43,414 25.00%
Apex Pharmaceuticals Inc 2 $63,846 25.00%
Harvest English Institute And Services Inc 2 $32,521 25.00%
West Washington Family Dentistry 2 $82,306 25.00%
Gm Financial Center Inc 2 $97,136 25.00%
Siemens Financial Services Inc 2 $89,149 25.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 187,319 $75,744 90.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 34,719 $85,585 93.29%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,077 $82,660 88.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 12,856 $88,191 95.90%
Other Computer Related Services 11,978 $74,973 90.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,666 $97,711 97.76%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,332 $95,450 89.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,110 $60,141 88.32%
Engineering Services 4,251 $73,910 91.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,113 $116,622 94.44%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $30,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 113 $28,121 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 76 $26,284 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 74 $26,366 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 63 $31,137 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 32 $31,609 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 30 $28,863 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 26 $30,178 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 17 $29,327 100.00%

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