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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	369	$28,642	434.12%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	228	$29,716	285.00%
Nursery Workers	52	$29,161	72.22%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	45	$28,635	68.18%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	17	$30,981	34.69%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	9	$33,636	18.75%
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	4	$30,035	14.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	3	$38,015	12.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	2	$30,035	8.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	2	$32,323	10.00%

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 %
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc	46	$85,835	88.46%
Saven Technologies Inc	46	$85,028	88.46%
Iplanner Inc	46	$61,197	88.46%
Imr Soft Llc	46	$96,135	88.46%
I5 Tech Inc	46	$90,609	88.46%
Cloud Info Solutions Inc	46	$79,984	88.46%
Crestron Electronics Inc	46	$123,804	88.46%
It Premia Group Inc	46	$93,949	88.46%
Alliant Technolgies Llc	45	$78,147	86.54%
Pramisoft Inc	45	$62,052	88.24%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation	2	$80,195	22.22%
Thomas Welsh Builders Llc	2	$59,083	22.22%
Devstuti Llc Dba Akbar Restaurant	2	$54,559	22.22%
William Fuller	2	$23,993	22.22%
Lavinstar America Inc	2	$62,899	22.22%
Anritsu Company	2	$108,151	22.22%
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics America Inc	2	$52,406	22.22%
Earlyconnect Corp	2	$87,433	22.22%
Telerx Marketing Inc	2	$112,071	22.22%
Head To Tail Llc	2	$20,311	22.22%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Human Resources Consulting Services	355	$89,915	90.79%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing	353	$97,848	91.69%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	351	$64,496	92.13%
Computer And Computer Peripheral Equipment And Software Merchant Wholesalers	323	$94,440	91.24%
Architectural Services	305	$57,750	88.15%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities	305	$97,219	88.41%
Reinsurance Carriers	292	$104,330	85.63%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	289	$84,325	88.92%
Office Administrative Services	267	$101,558	82.15%
Research And Development In Nanotechnology	264	$118,405	84.35%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Tile And Terrazzo Contractors	30	$59,311	26.09%
Offices Of Real Estate Agents And Brokers	29	$62,811	26.13%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers	28	$65,478	25.23%
Highway Street And Bridge Construction	25	$87,878	23.58%
Advertising Agencies	24	$91,912	22.64%
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	24	$70,553	22.86%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	23	$81,414	23.00%
Cut And Sew Apparel Manufacturing	23	$82,237	23.47%
Showcase Partition Shelving And Locker Manufacturing	22	$75,081	22.92%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	22	$39,587	22.92%

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.