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 %
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%
Jamaica 16 $27,424 34.78%
Slovakia 16 $59,345 37.21%
Albania 16 $45,148 38.10%
Spain 16 $98,602 38.10%
Romania 16 $71,345 38.10%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $59,249 36.59%
Indonesia 15 $85,724 38.46%
Greece 15 $91,529 38.46%
Hong Kong 14 $45,378 35.90%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Seaview Orthopaedics Medical Associates Llp 10 $79,835 83.33%
Cdm Smith Inc 10 $62,467 83.33%
Pandya Kapadia Associates Cpa Pa 10 $67,251 83.33%
Ba Technolinks Corp 10 $57,319 83.33%
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence Inc 10 $83,350 83.33%
Edataka Llc 10 $83,472 83.33%
Med2pharm Health Care Solutions Inc 10 $55,247 83.33%
Bamm Inc 10 $86,124 83.33%
World Networking Services Inc 10 $73,085 83.33%
Perk Systems Inc 10 $66,989 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
One Heart Korean Church Inc 1 $42,557 50.00%
Samwoo Llp 1 $62,067 50.00%
Rakitpreneurs Llc 1 $114,962 50.00%
Aeongo Inc 1 $70,616 50.00%
Kristen Riley 1 $33,280 50.00%
William Taggart Jr 1 $28,205 50.00%
Advanced Comfrot Energy Solution 1 $64,584 50.00%
Elite Cold Storage 1 $78,645 50.00%
Dts287 Llc Dba Doubletree By Hilton Somerset Hotel 1 $64,584 50.00%
Innovative Photonic Solutions 1 $104,062 50.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Motion Picture And Video Industries 5 $64,605 83.33%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 5 $60,815 83.33%
Fruit And Vegetable Canning 5 $70,995 83.33%
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing 5 $60,857 83.33%
Museums 5 $41,808 83.33%
Wineries 5 $68,328 83.33%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills 5 $85,188 83.33%
Business And Secretarial Schools 5 $68,395 83.33%
Ambulance Services 5 $62,313 83.33%
Emergency And Other Relief Services 5 $97,061 83.33%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Textile Product Mills 1 $187,866 50.00%
Commercial Air Rail And Water Transportation Equipment Rental And Leasing 1 $70,346 50.00%
Direct Mail Advertising 1 $14,872 50.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Used Merchant Wholesalers 1 $78,458 50.00%

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 $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