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 %
Public Relations Specialists 351 $49,877 85.82%
Accountants 345 $69,639 84.98%
Budget Analysts 342 $61,798 90.72%
Computer Network Support Specialists 336 $61,448 90.57%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 306 $137,338 87.43%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 300 $54,120 87.46%
Lawyers 297 $104,473 87.10%
Managers, All Other 290 $101,383 86.05%
Environmental Engineers 290 $69,115 88.15%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 285 $57,432 87.16%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 37 $26,518 30.58%
Stonemasons 35 $45,143 29.17%
Dentists, General 34 $101,067 28.57%
Biomedical Engineers 34 $91,605 29.31%
Public Relations Specialists 34 $58,535 29.57%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 32 $49,675 28.32%
Web Developers 32 $70,957 28.57%
Billing and Posting Clerks 32 $34,278 29.63%
Construction Managers 30 $109,450 27.78%
Environmental Engineers 30 $75,188 28.85%
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 %
Ivory Coast 1 $101,754 100.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $28,475 100.00%
Montserrat 1 $83,013 100.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $51,293 100.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $97,198 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Satyam Computer Services Limited 75 $68,949 91.46%
Novisys Llc 75 $64,623 91.46%
Schindler Elevator Corporation 75 $92,731 91.46%
Marlabs Llc 75 $101,709 91.46%
Beauty Plus Trading Co Inc 74 $46,310 90.24%
Samsung Telecommunications America Llc 74 $81,696 90.24%
Maestro Technologiesinc 74 $65,302 90.24%
Tad Solutions Inc 74 $61,602 90.24%
Otis It Inc 74 $62,587 91.36%
Lotusdata Llp 74 $86,744 91.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Christie Engineering 4 $108,035 25.00%
Jpc Merger Sub Llc 4 $77,620 25.00%
Adams International Llc Aka Abdtr Net Adams Llc 4 $70,481 25.00%
Sans America Inc 4 $121,331 25.00%
Alexandra Inc Dba Hacienda Restaurant 4 $36,671 25.00%
Reqhire Inc 4 $134,534 25.00%
Petabytz Technologies Inc 4 $101,754 25.00%
Technology Square Inc 4 $84,427 25.00%
Vsc Imports Ta Mediterranean Catering 4 $41,267 25.00%
Nutramed Packaging Inc 4 $89,690 25.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 198,468 $77,153 91.02%
Computer Systems Design Services 37,909 $87,598 93.54%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,985 $84,665 88.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 13,365 $88,955 95.29%
Other Computer Related Services 12,671 $76,493 90.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,912 $100,792 97.75%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,763 $98,392 86.94%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,672 $61,588 90.74%
Engineering Services 4,651 $75,577 91.83%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,633 $120,111 92.94%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 262 $31,491 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 139 $29,986 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $34,441 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 80 $26,742 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 78 $26,849 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 39 $32,357 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 38 $30,253 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 31 $30,994 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 21 $30,556 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 47,032 $121,507 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 10,630 $89,497 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 6,029 $97,441 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,086 $316,138 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,460 $87,798 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 961 $106,995 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 834 $116,742 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 775 $105,372 100.00%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 763 $90,590 100.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 648 $93,195 100.00%

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 $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