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 %
Atlas Systems Inc 247 $62,385 88.85%
Opus Consulting Solutions Inc 246 $64,047 89.13%
Persistent Systems Inc 246 $89,581 89.78%
Amerisoftpro Systems Llc 244 $71,791 89.38%
Appco Pharma Llc 241 $60,784 88.28%
Doli Systems Inc 241 $59,701 88.60%
Circular Edge Llc 241 $87,152 88.60%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 240 $84,244 88.56%
Megatrendz Media Usa Inc 240 $58,597 88.56%
Niteosoft Inc 238 $64,735 88.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Core Its Llc 21 $107,079 29.58%
Exzac Inc Dba Matrixexzac 21 $124,244 29.58%
Ubs Financial Services Inc 20 $90,250 28.17%
Epro Inc 20 $95,730 28.17%
First Soft Soltuions Llc 20 $80,788 28.17%
A1 Kaiser Inc 20 $85,596 28.57%
Fis Management Services Llc 20 $115,654 28.99%
Sliq Information Technologies Inc 20 $99,740 28.99%
Bridgetown Consulting Group Inc 20 $108,548 28.99%
Regency Heritage Nursing Rehabilitation Center 19 $19,095 28.36%

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