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 %
Software Developers, Applications 71,523 $91,817 92.34%
Computer Systems Analysts 54,209 $80,942 89.86%
Computer Programmers 53,193 $63,273 91.34%
Computer Occupations, All Other 27,804 $70,053 91.03%
Management Analysts 8,508 $83,043 92.27%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,455 $100,512 89.15%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6,360 $73,132 89.94%
Database Administrators 4,817 $79,038 90.16%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4,540 $76,978 96.41%
Statisticians 4,139 $88,857 90.33%
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 %
Austria 3 $167,156 50.00%
Paraguay 2 $35,662 40.00%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $101,754 40.00%
St Lucia 2 $100,443 40.00%
Belize 2 $28,767 40.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $82,316 40.00%
Macau 2 $71,389 40.00%
Rwanda 2 $79,414 40.00%
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 40.00%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Data S Solutions Llc 121 $76,894 89.63%
Humetis Technologies Inc 121 $55,017 89.63%
Hudson Data Llc 121 $79,831 89.63%
Baanyan Software Services 120 $70,433 89.55%
It Echelon Corporation 120 $63,905 89.55%
Saksoft Inc 120 $70,851 89.55%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 120 $117,037 89.55%
Dataquest Corp 119 $76,821 88.81%
Orbis Inc 119 $65,993 89.47%
Outline Systems Inc 119 $62,489 89.47%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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