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 %
Sandoz Inc 77 $105,215 89.53%
Securonix Inc 77 $93,960 89.53%
Avis Budget Car Rental Llc 77 $96,097 89.53%
Mars Tech Solutions Llc 76 $69,785 89.41%
Open Systems Technologies Inc 76 $103,388 89.41%
Vsharp Global Inc 76 $60,337 89.41%
Bed Bath And Beyond Inc 76 $86,932 89.41%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 76 $79,769 89.41%
Hsk Technologies Inc 76 $96,217 89.41%
Perficient Inc 76 $93,597 89.41%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boranet Inc 4 $66,872 23.53%
Insmed Inc 4 $106,876 23.53%
White Toque Llc 4 $85,296 23.53%
Gebbs Software International Inc 4 $96,029 23.53%
Employvision Inc 4 $100,402 23.53%
Miracle Software Inc 4 $76,705 23.53%
Inductis Llc 4 $108,384 23.53%
Honors Review Princeton Llc 4 $58,015 23.53%
Henkel Corporation 4 $112,756 23.53%
Phh Corporation 4 $83,863 23.53%

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