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%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 41 $26,008 32.54%
Food Scientists and Technologists 41 $70,320 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 %
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 %
Core Its Llc 80 $67,558 88.89%
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc 80 $108,583 88.89%
Merlin Sight Llc 80 $80,075 89.89%
Fulcrum Logic Inc 80 $66,810 89.89%
Aequor Technologies Inc 80 $63,832 89.89%
Delasoft Inc 80 $72,771 89.89%
Avco Consulting Inc 79 $103,719 88.76%
Nyse Market De Inc 79 $139,109 88.76%
Stat9 Technologies Inc 79 $65,581 89.77%
Symbol Software Services Inc 79 $69,447 89.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pershing Llc 4 $122,578 22.22%
American Stock Transfer Trust Company Llc 4 $102,721 22.22%
Primesoft Consulting Services Inc 4 $95,009 22.22%
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc Usa 4 $120,952 22.22%
New Millennium Bank 4 $46,389 22.22%
Tile It Inc 4 $47,965 22.22%
Supremesoft Global Inc 4 $123,490 22.22%
Stratus Technology Services Llc 4 $106,741 22.22%
The First Zion Presbyterian Church In Nj 4 $34,159 22.22%
Klish Group Inc 4 $94,494 22.22%

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