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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 14,506 $117,970 161.59%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,435 $98,889 101.16%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,837 $93,636 54.09%
Computer Programmers 853 $81,262 34.23%
Software Developers, Systems Software 777 $112,362 44.30%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 754 $279,790 48.71%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 630 $134,532 83.44%
Database Administrators 548 $93,971 74.46%
Statisticians 504 $81,680 74.56%
Management Analysts 469 $100,250 73.40%
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 %
Estonia 2 $76,586 50.00%
Nicaragua 2 $50,149 50.00%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 50.00%
Latvia 2 $37,030 50.00%
Saudi Arabia 2 $74,152 50.00%
Guyana 2 $25,698 50.00%
Cameroon 2 $56,004 66.67%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 66.67%
Bolivia 2 $31,626 66.67%
Grenada 2 $60,663 66.67%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Citiustech Inc 754 $81,600 91.06%
Zylog Systems Ltd 752 $58,159 90.93%
Axtria Inc 747 $97,623 91.43%
Ntt Data Inc 711 $95,461 87.78%
Trisync Technologies Inc 708 $64,150 93.28%
Insurance Services Office Inc 697 $90,456 95.09%
The Prudential Insurance Company Of America 693 $105,748 95.72%
Skilltune Technologies Inc 691 $88,649 95.44%
Zs Associates Inc 690 $93,667 95.83%
Kellton Tech Inc 679 $65,622 94.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 79 $101,981 35.27%
Tender Touch Rehab Services Llc 79 $70,271 36.07%
Exlservicecom Llc 79 $86,218 36.41%
American Professionals Inc 78 $84,757 37.14%
Dow Jones Company Inc 76 $81,607 38.97%
Birlasoft Solutions Inc 73 $99,412 38.62%
Avventis Inc 72 $93,630 39.13%
Satya Marg Solutions Inc 71 $80,532 38.80%
Nalashaa Llc 71 $110,018 38.80%
Abal Technologies Inc 70 $106,007 39.33%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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