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 %
Software Developers, Applications 71,328 $91,783 92.09%
Computer Systems Analysts 54,177 $80,929 89.81%
Computer Programmers 53,167 $63,266 91.29%
Computer Occupations, All Other 27,800 $70,054 91.02%
Management Analysts 8,994 $84,691 92.13%
Software Developers, Systems Software 6,371 $100,468 87.99%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6,358 $73,131 89.92%
Database Administrators 4,816 $79,045 90.12%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 4,532 $76,943 92.57%
Accountants and Auditors 4,512 $74,045 92.31%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 14,517 $117,970 161.71%
Computer Systems Analysts 4,451 $98,917 99.89%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,837 $93,623 53.57%
Computer Programmers 853 $81,262 33.45%
Software Developers, Systems Software 777 $112,362 44.00%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 755 $279,593 48.77%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 636 $135,068 81.54%
Database Administrators 549 $93,974 74.59%
Statisticians 521 $82,011 75.95%
Management Analysts 482 $100,519 74.73%
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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2 $82,316 66.67%
Macau 2 $71,389 66.67%
Kyrgyzstan 2 $101,754 66.67%
Guyana 2 $25,698 66.67%
Mauritius 2 $93,694 66.67%
Finland 2 $111,873 66.67%
Bhutan 2 $33,421 66.67%
Guinea 1 $54,746 33.33%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 33.33%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Merck Sharp Dohme Llc 187 $110,982 87.38%
Jefferies Llc 186 $122,745 87.32%
Element Technologies Inc 186 $75,253 87.32%
Aig Employee Services Inc 185 $102,813 86.85%
Palvai Global Services Inc 185 $59,678 86.85%
Montclair State University 182 $83,596 85.45%
Iflowsoft Solutions Inc 182 $65,289 85.85%
Jean Martin Inc 182 $68,968 85.85%
Auropro Systems Inc 181 $60,880 86.19%
Tanisha Systems Inc 180 $78,132 86.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Katalyst Healthcares Life Sciences Inc 14 $91,275 29.17%
Lak Software Solutions Inc 14 $112,394 29.17%
Cassaday Farms 14 $27,621 29.17%
Avansa It Solutions Llc 14 $106,438 29.17%
Pe Staffing Llc 14 $24,759 29.17%
Netrocon Systems Llc 13 $84,598 27.08%
United Healthcare Services Inc 13 $97,267 27.08%
Factiva Inc 13 $69,160 27.08%
Popsy Pop Llc 13 $29,897 27.08%
Bluesoft Solutions Llc 13 $94,581 27.08%

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 $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