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 %
Colombia 50 $65,701 37.04%
Germany 48 $98,049 36.92%
Japan 45 $76,036 35.71%
Vietnam 40 $59,019 33.61%
Nigeria 38 $86,041 33.63%
Australia 38 $118,319 38.00%
Guatemala 36 $40,077 39.13%
Portugal 34 $53,883 37.78%
United States Of America 28 $94,640 32.94%
Iran 27 $74,272 32.14%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazon Web Services Inc 350 $111,487 91.38%
Trustek Inc 347 $70,120 91.56%
Randstad Technologies Llc 346 $98,493 91.29%
Digipulse Technologies Inc 345 $70,349 91.27%
New Jersey Institute Of Technology 344 $61,782 91.73%
Corp2corp Inc 344 $58,669 91.73%
Precision Technologies Corp 342 $71,765 92.18%
First Tek Inc 342 $68,539 92.43%
Alltech Consulting Services Inc 338 $85,998 91.35%
Prabhav Services Inc 337 $66,848 91.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Frank J Fichera Farms 2 $35,776 100.00%
Moonshot Farm Llc 2 $36,566 100.00%
Hopewell Valley Vineyards Llc 2 $28,850 100.00%
Grasso Landscaping Inc 2 $30,035 100.00%
Fernbrook Farms Csa 2 $33,374 100.00%
Deo Volente Farms Llc 2 $34,424 100.00%
Eb Harvesting Llc Nj 1 2 $34,050 100.00%
Wooded Acres Inc 2 $33,374 100.00%
Morales Harvesting Inc 1 $34,424 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 231 2 1 $35,776 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corporate America Business Solutions Inc 32 $100,271 32.32%
Merry Heart Personnel Corp 32 $29,407 32.65%
Tanisha Systems Inc 32 $118,734 32.65%
Swift Solutions Inc 31 $109,750 31.63%
Kcg Americas Llc 31 $95,484 31.96%
Mintex Tech Inc 31 $106,124 31.96%
Actimize Inc 31 $108,448 31.96%
Genscript Usa Inc 30 $66,789 30.93%
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa Inc 30 $119,929 31.25%
United Pharma Technologies Inc 30 $111,449 31.58%

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