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 %
Poland 123 $51,371 36.18%
Ecuador 114 $41,601 34.03%
United Kingdom 100 $106,520 45.66%
Taiwan 85 $78,891 43.81%
France 76 $112,791 40.86%
Israel 75 $94,914 46.58%
Russia 56 $3,384,499 37.09%
Italy 55 $95,594 37.67%
Bangladesh 55 $67,629 39.01%
Ukraine 52 $87,920 37.41%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mm Info Solutions Inc 12 $73,868 92.31%
Ezenius Inc 12 $73,067 92.31%
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 12 $60,785 92.31%
Igate Global Solutions An Igate Company 12 $73,632 92.31%
L And T Technology Services Ltd 12 $62,757 92.31%
Vandoo Llc 12 $72,258 92.31%
Ritnoa Inc 12 $68,013 92.31%
Thales Avionics Inc 12 $81,567 92.31%
Edge It Corp 12 $79,615 92.31%
Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc 12 $64,035 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Welling Up Church Inc 1 $44,741 50.00%
Best Carpenters Llc 1 $65,083 50.00%
Aj Seabra Supermarket V Inc 1 $38,147 50.00%
Information Asset Llc 1 $113,672 50.00%
Boro Sawmill Timber Co Inc 1 $63,981 50.00%
Chenosa Systems Corp Dba Prophoenix Corp 1 $73,715 50.00%
New Jersey Society Of Certified Public Accountants 1 $79,123 50.00%
Cronus Pharma Llc 1 $99,362 50.00%
Integrity Fencing Studio Llc 1 $40,800 50.00%
Fitekllc 1 $70,470 50.00%

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