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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Connecticut Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
96,971	93.30%	$82,147	H-1B
5,085	4.89%	$175,289	PERM
1,110	1.07%	$28,652	H-2A
764	0.74%	$102,835	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Connecticut has seen a total of 103,930 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Connecticut is the H-1B visa with 96,971 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 93.30% of Connecticut's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,085 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 4.89% of Connecticut's total visas.

Top Occupations in Connecticut (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	23	$40,812	85.19%
Training and Development Specialists	23	$56,057	85.19%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	23	$55,963	85.19%
Social and Community Service Managers	22	$49,970	81.48%
Human Resources Managers	22	$110,931	84.62%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	21	$59,241	80.77%
Insurance Underwriters	21	$92,463	84.00%
Lodging Managers	21	$56,995	84.00%
Computer Hardware Engineers	21	$88,602	84.00%
Health Educators	21	$47,750	87.50%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Examiners	3	$91,330	42.86%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	3	$67,364	42.86%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	3	$37,454	42.86%
Dentists, All Other Specialists	3	$75,677	42.86%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	3	$54,062	42.86%
Civil Engineering Technicians	2	$41,683	28.57%
Food Batchmakers	2	$28,340	28.57%
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	2	$68,879	28.57%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	2	$113,922	28.57%
Occupational Therapists	2	$65,171,517	28.57%

Connecticut Employees Over Time

Connecticut has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 4,742 employees were hired. Connecticut peaked in 2015 with 8,801 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 989 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Connecticut From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	1,580	$282,423	45.39%
China	259	$87,055	47.44%
Canada	92	$107,993	43.19%
Brazil	88	$65,956	47.83%
South Korea	79	$68,984	44.38%
Philippines	59	$2,606,398	33.52%
Mexico	54	$55,699	40.60%
United Kingdom	46	$103,235	36.51%
Italy	38	$79,708	40.00%
Ecuador	36	$32,632	41.38%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Horizon International Trd Inc	35	$82,868	87.50%
Wells Fargo Bank Na	35	$124,206	87.50%
Tri Com Consulting Group Llc	35	$87,591	87.50%
Infomatics Corp	35	$67,291	87.50%
Espn Technology Services Inc	35	$96,123	87.50%
Microexcel Inc	35	$70,032	89.74%
Intone Networks Inc	35	$80,306	89.74%
Abyss Group Inc	35	$53,930	89.74%
Fujitsu America Inc	35	$86,348	89.74%
Connecticut College	34	$59,481	89.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
The Village For Families And Children Inc	2	$91,749	33.33%
Choicepoint Services Inc	2	$65,915	33.33%
Transystems Corporation	2	$64,704	33.33%
Pomfret School	2	$43,561	33.33%
Kolmar Americas Inc	2	$75,972	33.33%
Roofing By Classic Restoration Inc	2	$67,621	33.33%
Rock Tenn Converting Company Dba Alliance	2	$79,061	33.33%
Ndr Liuzzi Inc	2	$28,361	33.33%
West Avenue Dental	2	$116,564	33.33%
Globus Dental Pc	2	$59,030	33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	22	$75,869	95.65%
Brick Stone And Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers	21	$76,050	91.30%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing	21	$75,947	91.30%
Regulation Licensing And Inspection Of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors	21	$94,013	91.30%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners	21	$133,748	91.30%
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	21	$76,099	91.30%
Toy And Hobby Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	21	$98,736	95.45%
Consumer Lending	21	$83,420	95.45%
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing	21	$81,708	95.45%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	20	$75,749	90.91%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Power Distribution And Specialty Transformer Manufacturing	6	$74,429	85.71%
Cut Stone And Stone Product Manufacturing	6	$60,348	85.71%
Radio Broadcasting Stations	6	$98,856	85.71%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	6	$66,678	85.71%
All Other Schools And Instruction	6	$45,775	85.71%
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	6	$67,510	85.71%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	6	$78,535	100.00%
All Other Amusement And Recreation Industries	5	$41,649	83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing	5	$90,276	83.33%
Metal Service Centers And Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers	5	$116,122	83.33%

Connecticut Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Connecticut to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Connecticut over all years is $82,147. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.