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 %
St Kitts And Nevis 2 $59,046 66.67%
Cape Verde 2 $35,381 66.67%
Estonia 2 $76,586 66.67%
Montenegro 1 $59,571 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 33.33%
Botswana 1 $111,114 33.33%
Gambia 1 $83,200 33.33%
Senegal 1 $97,136 50.00%
Palestine 1 $86,154 50.00%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 1 $97,198 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Communications America Inc 55 $104,853 90.16%
Sapphire Software Solutions Inc 54 $91,990 88.52%
Krypto It Solutions Inc 54 $75,722 88.52%
Express Scripts Administrators Llc 54 $100,911 88.52%
Munich Reinsurance America Inc 54 $93,060 88.52%
Firefly Pros Inc 54 $77,612 88.52%
Gdb International Inc 54 $62,697 88.52%
Novisys Limited Liability Company 54 $63,333 88.52%
Telecom Technology Services Inc 54 $78,956 88.52%
Er Squibb Sons Llc 54 $100,645 88.52%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Evinos Corpdba Luciens Manor 3 $52,693 25.00%
Poong Lim Llc 3 $24,613 27.27%
Alvogen 3 $105,906 27.27%
Solidia Technologie Inc 3 $88,358 27.27%
Alice Corporation Dba Iseya 3 $50,801 27.27%
Trinity Contracting General Maintenance Inc 3 $73,951 27.27%
Landmark Drug Corporation 3 $95,243 27.27%
Us Bank National Association 3 $121,505 27.27%
Giorgio Gori Usa Inc 3 $117,077 27.27%
Agneto Inc 3 $111,606 27.27%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Residential Building Construction 61 $69,824 89.71%
Other Residential Care Facilities 61 $29,341 89.71%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 61 $64,921 91.04%
Language Schools 61 $53,271 92.42%
Passenger Car Rental 60 $88,936 90.91%
Hmo Medical Centers 60 $89,083 90.91%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 60 $82,479 90.91%
Solar Electric Power Generation 60 $81,417 92.31%
Travel Agencies 59 $65,023 90.77%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 58 $65,089 90.63%
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