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 %
Poland 123 $51,371 31.62%
Ecuador 114 $41,601 32.02%
United Kingdom 103 $107,872 44.02%
Taiwan 95 $79,022 43.38%
Bangladesh 77 $61,506 36.67%
France 77 $112,273 41.40%
Israel 75 $94,914 46.01%
Italy 59 $93,915 36.65%
Russia 57 $3,326,824 37.01%
Ukraine 52 $87,920 37.41%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Palatial Technologies Inc 9 $57,463 81.82%
Technofina Services Inc 9 $66,352 81.82%
Aavispro Llc 9 $62,913 81.82%
Core Education And Technologies Ltd 9 $59,814 81.82%
Transportation Technology Services Inc 9 $69,575 81.82%
Unicorn Labs Inc 9 $58,092 81.82%
Ananya Technologies Inc 9 $56,828 81.82%
Horizon International Trd Inc 9 $84,748 81.82%
Mega Infosys Inc 9 $59,246 81.82%
Javaji System Solutions Inc 9 $58,099 81.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diktas Gillen Pc 1 $55,162 50.00%
Precision Accounting Intl Llc 1 $131,206 50.00%
Premio Foods Inc 1 $64,522 50.00%
Raman Oundjian Engineers Architect Pc 1 $123,469 50.00%
3 Yeo Inc 1 $33,821 50.00%
Qikconnex Llc Dba Hae Innovations 1 $132,205 50.00%
Electronic Systems Solutions Inc 1 $67,101 50.00%
Hop Industries Corporation 1 $64,584 50.00%
Snp Transformations Inc 1 $109,283 50.00%

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