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 %
Ghana 6 $82,730 42.86%
Uruguay 6 $48,485 42.86%
Morocco 6 $92,525 46.15%
Macedonia 5 $96,400 41.67%
Mongolia 5 $68,794 45.45%
Azerbaijan 4 $97,895 36.36%
Cambodia 4 $96,673 36.36%
Czech Republic 4 $62,712 36.36%
Barbados 3 $60,209 27.27%
Cyprus 3 $64,841 27.27%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 11,744 $69,522 99.44%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 10,786 $101,843 97.86%
Infosys Limited 10,718 $77,897 99.67%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 6,821 $67,584 84.40%
Ibm India Private Limited 6,408 $75,288 89.91%
Ernst Young Us Llp 5,938 $101,489 98.90%
Accenture Llp 5,458 $86,106 98.38%
Wipro Limited 4,281 $73,477 92.52%
Capgemini America Inc 4,225 $95,541 96.35%
Hcl America Inc 4,214 $80,783 97.77%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 5,845 $80,358 100.00%
Hcl America Inc 1,718 $103,882 59.06%
Igate Technologies Inc 847 $82,837 32.56%
Lt Technology Services Limited 574 $86,382 29.62%
Diversant Llc 400 $114,641 23.28%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 372 $89,865 33.01%
Ernst Young Us Llp 343 $126,579 31.64%
Birlasoft Inc 333 $573,600 39.32%
Jsmn International Inc 277 $99,979 36.35%
Orion Systems Integrators Llc 264 $104,581 38.15%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Administrative Services 1 $32,323 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 1 $34,424 100.00%
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 1 $32,323 100.00%
Landscaping Services 1 $29,224 100.00%
Wineries 1 $32,323 100.00%

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