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 %
Serbia 7 $72,604 46.67%
Denmark 6 $95,032 40.00%
Uruguay 6 $48,485 46.15%
Ghana 6 $82,730 46.15%
Mongolia 5 $68,794 41.67%
Armenia 5 $76,215 41.67%
Cambodia 4 $96,673 33.33%
Tanzania 4 $77,179 33.33%
Czech Republic 4 $62,712 36.36%
Azerbaijan 4 $97,895 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 146 $124,732 91.25%
Protech Solutions Inc 145 $70,394 90.63%
Enterprise Software Solutions Inc 145 $70,895 91.19%
Cygnus Professionals Inc 145 $72,869 91.19%
Ksoft Systems Inc 145 $67,497 92.36%
Ba2cc Solutions Inc 145 $73,022 92.36%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc 145 $116,997 92.36%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc 145 $112,132 92.36%
Externetworks Inc 144 $76,507 92.31%
Prosoft It Services Inc 143 $64,032 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc 9 $77,688 24.32%
Primetime Technologies Inc 9 $88,442 24.32%
Apple Educational Services 9 $63,935 24.32%
Future Technologies Inc 9 $70,493 24.32%
Emphasis Software Development Llc 9 $112,662 24.32%
Movado Group Inc 9 $94,993 24.32%
Malax Solutions Inc 9 $82,250 24.32%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 9 $87,090 24.32%
Princeton Blueinc 9 $100,536 24.32%
High Tech Consulting Inc 9 $76,274 24.32%

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