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 %
Egypt 26 $83,217 31.33%
South Africa 26 $81,313 31.33%
Venezuela 24 $92,083 32.00%
El Salvador 23 $37,116 32.39%
Costa Rica 22 $45,846 35.48%
Peru 20 $56,173 32.79%
Sri Lanka 19 $90,204 31.67%
Malaysia 19 $75,363 33.33%
Bulgaria 18 $79,178 31.58%
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synovasoft Inc 68 $88,999 91.89%
Comptech Associates Inc 67 $77,334 90.54%
American Water Works Service Company Inc 67 $86,993 90.54%
Infosys Public Services Inc 67 $77,500 90.54%
Savvytech Solutions Inc 67 $63,753 90.54%
Cinergy Technology Inc 67 $75,165 90.54%
Platys Group Llc 67 $60,362 90.54%
Global Sumi Technologies Inc 67 $65,347 90.54%
Adbakx Llc 67 $78,533 90.54%
The College Of New Jersey 67 $88,875 90.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Next Millennium Systems 3 $87,949 20.00%
Ml Inc 3 $51,009 20.00%
Rembros Corporation 3 $75,109 20.00%
Udc Inc 3 $85,661 20.00%
Cardinal Technology Solutions Llc 3 $75,234 20.00%
Rapid Flow Apps Inc 3 $110,309 20.00%
Globtek Inc 3 $85,113 21.43%
Garden State Pain And Radiology Center 3 $102,509 21.43%
Fenny Pharmacy Llc 3 $105,817 21.43%
Soho Foods Llc 3 $126,901 21.43%

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