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 %
St Vincent 1 $54,413 33.33%
Uganda 1 $45,864 50.00%
Libya 1 $114,358 50.00%
Seychelles 1 $104,874 50.00%
Haiti 1 $122,408 50.00%
Guinea 1 $54,746 50.00%
Eritrea 1 $130,770 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $164,403 50.00%
Algeria 1 $71,054 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 1 $38,777 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stevens Institute Of Technology 210 $65,556 87.87%
Opera Solutions Llc 209 $73,382 88.19%
System Soft Technologies Llc 209 $81,293 88.94%
Quadrant 4 Consulting Inc 209 $65,376 89.32%
Altimetrik Corp 208 $95,052 88.89%
Vector Systems Inc 208 $64,903 88.89%
Masterex Technologies Inc 207 $59,836 88.46%
Unicon Pharma Inc 206 $80,170 88.03%
Larsen And Toubro Infotech Limited 204 $58,048 87.18%
Yash Technologies Inc 202 $95,228 86.32%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Pharmatek Llc 16 $94,948 28.57%
Infinien Consulting Inc 16 $96,512 28.57%
Brainware Inc 16 $121,495 29.09%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 15 $122,402 27.27%
Yu Associates Inc 15 $70,249 27.27%
Xduce Corporation 15 $109,050 27.27%
Corporate Biz Solutions Inc 15 $74,861 27.27%
Url Systems Inc 15 $112,118 27.27%
Globalsoft Solutions Inc 15 $95,618 27.78%
Xlysi Llc 15 $69,141 27.78%

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