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 %
Public Relations Specialists 340 $49,297 88.31%
Computer Network Support Specialists 336 $61,448 89.12%
Budget Analysts 318 $60,454 91.91%
Biostatisticians 316 $104,100 95.18%
Database Architects 286 $85,994 86.40%
Managers, All Other 285 $100,928 88.24%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 283 $52,594 88.71%
Environmental Engineers 270 $68,450 85.99%
Lawyers 270 $102,914 88.24%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 267 $57,031 88.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 34 $26,038 28.81%
Public Relations Specialists 33 $57,176 28.21%
Biomedical Engineers 33 $91,603 28.45%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 32 $49,675 28.07%
Web Developers 32 $70,957 28.32%
Dentists, General 31 $101,264 27.43%
Billing and Posting Clerks 30 $33,981 28.04%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 29 $46,242 27.88%
Clergy 29 $35,230 28.43%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 28 $74,748 28.28%
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 %
St Vincent 1 $54,413 50.00%
Montenegro 1 $59,571 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 50.00%
Botswana 1 $111,114 50.00%
Gambia 1 $83,200 50.00%
Senegal 1 $97,136 50.00%
Palestine 1 $86,154 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $97,198 50.00%
Algeria 1 $71,054 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $30,992 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
I 5 Tech Inc 84 $70,896 91.30%
Kean University 84 $82,479 91.30%
Ekodus Inc 84 $95,354 91.30%
Syncsort Inc 83 $89,187 90.22%
Grandison Management Inc 83 $69,009 90.22%
Zensar Technologies Inc 83 $95,493 90.22%
Flysoft Inc 83 $88,080 90.22%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 83 $108,486 90.22%
Comtek Global Inc 82 $76,398 90.11%
Nalashaa Llc 82 $76,658 90.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Payoda Inc 4 $85,941 21.05%
Exlservicecom Inc 4 $70,491 21.05%
Rasi Laboratories Inc 4 $59,394 21.05%
Ecbytes Inc 4 $74,916 21.05%
Matrix Personnel Solutions Inc 4 $73,367 21.05%
Mars Chocolate North America Llc 4 $104,817 21.05%
Gerresheimer Glass Inc 4 $67,631 21.05%
Eagle Chemical Inc Dba Eagle Nutritionals 4 $39,733 21.05%
Sena Systems Inc 4 $74,448 21.05%
Let It Grow Inc 4 $51,938 21.05%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 187,319 $75,744 90.92%
Computer Systems Design Services 34,719 $85,585 93.29%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,077 $82,660 88.63%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 12,856 $88,191 95.90%
Other Computer Related Services 11,978 $74,973 90.18%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 6,666 $97,711 97.76%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,332 $95,450 89.89%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,110 $60,141 88.32%
Engineering Services 4,251 $73,910 91.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,113 $116,622 94.44%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 199 $30,153 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 113 $28,121 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 76 $26,284 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 74 $26,366 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 63 $31,137 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 32 $31,609 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 30 $28,863 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 26 $30,178 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 17 $29,327 100.00%

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