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 %
Database Architects 285 $85,878 87.96%
Medical and Health Services Managers 285 $108,594 88.24%
Natural Sciences Managers 281 $143,581 89.49%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 271 $72,494 86.31%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 265 $56,589 87.46%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 254 $63,130 84.95%
Technical Writers 245 $62,764 86.88%
Instructional Coordinators 244 $50,348 89.05%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 243 $70,220 90.67%
Quality Control Analysts 232 $51,779 91.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 29 $46,242 28.16%
Clergy 29 $35,230 28.43%
Lawyers 29 $115,614 29.00%
Office Clerks, General 28 $29,352 28.28%
Managers, All Other 28 $143,940 28.87%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 28 $74,748 30.11%
Budget Analysts 27 $66,637 29.35%
Chefs and Head Cooks 26 $57,435 28.26%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 26 $60,375 28.57%
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 26 $45,875 28.89%
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 %
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings 9 $100,203 81.82%
Glenmark Generics Inc Usa 9 $75,927 81.82%
Jd Infolabs Consulting Llc 9 $55,864 81.82%
Mtss Group Inc 9 $92,781 81.82%
Perrigo Pharmaceuticals Company 9 $77,189 81.82%
Booz Company Na Inc 9 $75,333 81.82%
Hana Cpas Llp 9 $57,738 81.82%
Trizetto Corporation 9 $72,837 81.82%
Leonard C Green Co Pa 9 $61,295 81.82%
New York Auto Depot Inc 9 $64,808 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Milhouse Engineering And Construction Inc 1 $130,499 50.00%
Moderna Services 1 $131,040 50.00%
Universal Clinic Llc 1 $33,821 50.00%
United Group General Contractor Inc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Mufg Bank Ltd 1 $157,477 50.00%
Omaha Standard Llc 1 $107,245 50.00%
Tjk Newark Llc 1 $27,206 50.00%
Ramsey Fuel Partners Llc 1 $32,053 50.00%
Perry Videx Llc 1 $99,611 50.00%
Global Address Me Inc 1 $30,971 50.00%

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