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 %
Computer User Support Specialists 454 $49,790 88.33%
Food Scientists and Technologists 449 $64,327 89.98%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 443 $73,545 93.46%
Biostatisticians 398 $108,528 88.44%
Biomedical Engineers 392 $80,563 88.09%
Data Warehousing Specialists 389 $79,842 90.89%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 384 $102,408 90.14%
Physicists 380 $60,580 90.48%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 371 $79,798 89.61%
Validation Engineers 363 $83,304 88.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bakers 46 $30,680 34.07%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 45 $38,526 33.83%
Childcare Workers 44 $24,990 33.85%
Financial Specialists, All Other 44 $120,422 34.38%
Coaches and Scouts 43 $42,005 33.86%
Food Scientists and Technologists 41 $70,320 32.54%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 41 $26,008 32.80%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 41 $110,520 33.06%
Industrial Production Managers 40 $121,403 32.26%
Carpenters 40 $64,000 32.79%
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 %
Egypt 26 $83,217 31.33%
South Africa 26 $81,313 31.33%
Venezuela 24 $92,083 32.00%
El Salvador 23 $37,116 32.39%
Costa Rica 22 $45,846 35.48%
Peru 20 $56,173 32.79%
Sri Lanka 19 $90,204 31.67%
Malaysia 19 $75,363 33.33%
Bulgaria 18 $79,178 31.58%
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 12,521 $70,719 98.71%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 12,418 $102,923 98.56%
Infosys Limited 11,077 $78,815 99.66%
Ernst Young Us Llp 7,115 $104,423 88.04%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 6,821 $67,584 94.71%
Ibm India Private Limited 6,407 $75,286 89.90%
Accenture Llp 5,717 $87,589 98.37%
Hcl America Inc 4,526 $82,664 93.01%
Wipro Limited 4,507 $74,623 96.63%
Capgemini America Inc 4,476 $97,373 96.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alstede Farms Llc 40 $27,143 100.00%
Pastore Orchards Inc 30 $30,263 100.00%
Phillips Farms Llc 27 $26,270 100.00%
Battiato Farms 26 $26,422 100.00%
Cassaday Farms Llc 25 $27,175 100.00%
Larchmont Farms Inc 24 $25,993 100.00%
Stony Hill Gardens Llc 22 $30,308 100.00%
Concord Stud Farm Llc 19 $27,994 100.00%
Walnridge Farm Inc 19 $29,379 100.00%
Overdevest Nurseries Lp 18 $29,357 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 5,845 $80,358 100.00%
Hcl America Inc 1,741 $103,827 56.69%
Igate Technologies Inc 847 $82,837 29.88%
Lt Technology Services Limited 596 $86,433 30.71%
Diversant Llc 401 $114,714 23.03%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 383 $89,613 32.51%
Ernst Young Us Llp 372 $127,890 33.33%
Birlasoft Inc 344 $558,785 40.61%
Jsmn International Inc 282 $100,328 35.03%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 272 $105,288 37.16%

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