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%
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 %
Ghana 6 $82,730 42.86%
Uruguay 6 $48,485 42.86%
Morocco 6 $92,525 46.15%
Macedonia 5 $96,400 41.67%
Mongolia 5 $68,794 45.45%
Azerbaijan 4 $97,895 36.36%
Cambodia 4 $96,673 36.36%
Czech Republic 4 $62,712 36.36%
Barbados 3 $60,209 27.27%
Cyprus 3 $64,841 27.27%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The Bank Of Tokyo Mitsubishi Ufj Ltd 123 $95,147 89.78%
Imatrix Corp 122 $61,295 89.05%
Metlife Group Inc 122 $93,279 89.05%
Datasys Consulting Software Inc 122 $81,153 89.05%
New York Life Insurance Company 122 $103,120 89.71%
Mpower Logic Inc 122 $66,570 89.71%
Pcb Apps Llc 121 $70,218 88.97%
Horizon Consulting Inc 121 $69,105 88.97%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 121 $59,819 88.97%
Synchronoss Technologies Inc 121 $100,916 89.63%

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 $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