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 %
Argentina 17 $75,265 36.96%
Jamaica 16 $60,202 37.21%
Slovakia 16 $59,345 38.10%
Spain 16 $98,602 38.10%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $59,249 36.59%
Romania 15 $71,411 36.59%
Greece 14 $96,033 37.84%
Hong Kong 14 $45,378 38.89%
Honduras 14 $51,150 40.00%
Singapore 13 $82,303 37.14%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Xoriant Corporation 440 $90,085 93.22%
Aci Infotech Inc 439 $68,985 93.40%
Pamten Inc 438 $78,870 93.39%
Barclays Services Llc 437 $116,914 93.38%
Srnl International Inc 437 $69,440 93.58%
I Brain Solutions Llc 435 $85,517 95.81%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 433 $82,949 95.58%
Oncorre Inc 431 $71,256 95.78%
Neo Tech Solutions Inc 429 $71,695 95.97%
T2m Consulting Services Inc 429 $63,429 96.40%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infoville Inc 42 $102,358 31.58%
Wyndham Hotel Group Llc 42 $118,557 32.56%
Reliant Vision Group Inc 41 $101,626 32.03%
Data Warehouse Labs Inc 41 $107,044 32.28%
Itechstack Inc 41 $84,979 32.54%
Precision Management Group Inc 40 $111,699 32.26%
M2 Resources Inc 40 $94,313 33.33%
Citadel Information Services Inc 40 $98,801 33.90%
Ameritek Global Inc 40 $114,338 34.19%
Real Soft Inc 39 $92,744 33.33%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Specialty Food Retailers 6 $28,756 100.00%
Food And Beverage Retailers 5 $32,049 100.00%
Floriculture Production 5 $25,958 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 4 $29,260 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 4 $26,281 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 3 $38,598 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $31,498 100.00%
Facilities Support Services 3 $34,736 100.00%
Farm Management Services 2 $32,323 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 2 $30,035 100.00%

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