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 %
Ar Solutions Inc 87 $74,905 91.58%
I3infotek Inc 87 $73,555 91.58%
Iconsoft Inc 87 $89,323 91.58%
Techno Marketing Group Llc 86 $53,882 90.53%
Reliance It Services Inc 86 $65,129 90.53%
Infoville Inc 86 $83,029 90.53%
Td Bank National Association 86 $96,725 90.53%
Mu Sigma Inc 86 $68,801 91.49%
Michael Kors Usa Inc 86 $107,352 91.49%
Dwh Systems Inc 86 $74,449 91.49%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ingersoll Rand Company 4 $107,302 20.00%
Amg Technology 4 $81,047 20.00%
Rajbhog Foods Nj Inc 4 $58,479 20.00%
Circulum Vite Llc 4 $80,704 20.00%
Hope Presbyterian Church 4 $40,690 20.00%
Aspire Pharmaceuticals 4 $70,044 20.00%
Holiday Clark Llc 4 $45,407 20.00%
Village Nails Ii Llc 4 $36,868 20.00%
Welltok Inc 4 $101,884 20.00%
Nj United Taekwondo Inc 4 $28,153 20.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $30,090 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 14 $30,048 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $24,079 100.00%
Apiculture 8 $26,392 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 7 $31,616 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 7 $32,249 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 7 $30,225 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 7 $32,570 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 7 $31,173 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 6 $24,887 100.00%

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