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 %
Millennium Consultants Inc 78 $69,501 89.66%
Globalsoft Solutions Inc 78 $80,395 89.66%
Logisoft Technologies Inc 78 $82,987 89.66%
Data Boss International Corp 78 $88,534 89.66%
Merck Co Inc 78 $85,103 89.66%
Systime Computer Corporation 78 $79,803 89.66%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 78 $79,555 89.66%
Srishti I2i Biz Solutions Inc 78 $87,698 90.70%
Rayex Inc 77 $81,092 89.53%
Ntt Data Inc Formerly Keane Inc 77 $91,502 89.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Throtle Inc 4 $102,788 22.22%
Eish Technologies Inc 4 $91,759 22.22%
Subcom Llc 4 $90,646 23.53%
Tmobile Usa Inc 4 $111,124 23.53%
Tigermedbdm Inc Dba Tigermed Consulting Inc 4 $71,334 23.53%
Expedent Corp 4 $90,002 23.53%
Mayde Beauty Inc 4 $65,952 23.53%
Toorak Capital Partners Llc 4 $99,684 23.53%
Rsm Us Llp 4 $103,111 23.53%
Electrifai Llc 4 $111,135 23.53%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cut And Sew Apparel Contractors 3 $89,038 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $52,374 100.00%
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 3 $77,099 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning Pickling And Drying 3 $95,784 100.00%
Interurban And Rural Bus Transportation 3 $66,622 100.00%
Periodical Publishers 3 $91,132 100.00%
Framing Contractors 3 $53,095 100.00%
National Security 3 $97,996 100.00%
Waste Collection 3 $110,094 100.00%
Iron Foundries 3 $126,006 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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