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 %
V Tek Solutions Inc 75 $53,775 88.24%
Pozent Corporation 75 $80,108 88.24%
Genesis Eldercare Rehabilitation Services Inc 75 $64,462 88.24%
Novisys Llc 75 $64,623 88.24%
Satyam Computer Services Limited 75 $68,949 88.24%
Comrise Technology Inc 75 $60,946 88.24%
Adp Llc 75 $108,402 88.24%
Wizsolution Llc 75 $73,379 88.24%
Ls Solutions Inc 75 $90,737 89.29%
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Services Inc 75 $87,951 89.29%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexera Solutions Llc 4 $96,471 23.53%
American Wanlida Development Co Ltd 4 $43,919 23.53%
Us Gymnastics Development Center Ii Inc 4 $23,490 23.53%
World Media Group Llc 4 $80,548 23.53%
Raare Solutions Llc 4 $59,348 23.53%
Amspec Llc 4 $123,698 23.53%
Aetherpal Inc 4 $99,752 23.53%
Aig Global Claims Services Inc 4 $114,452 23.53%
Vypak Corporation 4 $87,350 23.53%
Nine Chapters Capital Management Llc 4 $116,163 23.53%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Building Finishing Contractors 17 $54,812 23.29%
Hmo Medical Centers 17 $96,937 23.29%
Travel Agencies 16 $43,503 22.22%
Passenger Car Leasing 16 $99,518 22.22%
Custom Architectural Woodwork And Millwork Manufacturing 16 $47,380 22.54%
Residential Property Managers 16 $56,302 22.54%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 15 $89,927 21.43%
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 15 $91,488 21.43%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 14 $71,491 20.00%
Elevator And Moving Stairway Manufacturing 14 $92,777 20.59%

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