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 %
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 %
Primesoft Inc 185 $72,674 88.52%
Auropro Systems Inc 181 $60,880 87.02%
Param Healthcare It Services Inc 181 $65,199 87.02%
Jean Martin Inc 181 $68,769 87.02%
Geeksoft Llc 180 $75,900 86.96%
Utis 179 $80,286 86.47%
Sumas Corporation 177 $74,632 85.51%
Aig Employee Services Inc 177 $100,895 85.51%
Technomax Llc 176 $77,209 85.44%
Riconpharma Llc 176 $65,767 85.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Llc 13 $99,545 27.08%
Agma Systems Llc 13 $93,035 27.08%
United Healthcare Services Inc 13 $97,267 27.08%
Percept Pharma Services Inc 13 $68,877 27.08%
American International Group Inc 13 $112,547 27.08%
Oxaliz Technologies Llc 13 $99,531 27.66%
Chartis Global Claims Services Inc 13 $118,978 27.66%
Gain Capital Group Llc 13 $100,085 27.66%
Nuance Communications Inc 13 $88,775 27.66%
Azhvas Inc 13 $103,294 27.66%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 61 $69,824 89.71%
Other Residential Care Facilities 61 $29,341 89.71%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 61 $64,921 91.04%
Language Schools 61 $53,271 92.42%
Passenger Car Rental 60 $88,936 90.91%
Hmo Medical Centers 60 $89,083 90.91%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 60 $82,479 90.91%
Solar Electric Power Generation 60 $81,417 92.31%
Travel Agencies 59 $65,023 90.77%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 58 $65,089 90.63%
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