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 %
Database Administrators 995 $75,519 88.92%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 990 $73,262 90.00%
Web Developers 938 $62,003 87.17%
Financial Analysts 884 $85,910 84.92%
Operations Research Analysts 878 $77,682 87.02%
Statisticians 870 $85,288 86.91%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 852 $48,835 88.29%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 849 $129,947 88.53%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 826 $54,051 89.69%
Information Technology Project Managers 759 $89,260 94.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Management Analysts 56 $101,309 112.00%
Financial Analysts 53 $102,034 106.00%
Database Administrators 49 $95,783 102.08%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 49 $148,291 122.50%
Actuaries 47 $108,748 120.51%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $61,272 116.22%
Childcare Workers 43 $24,650 116.22%
Civil Engineers 38 $78,521 111.76%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 35 $86,758 102.94%
Coaches and Scouts 34 $32,455 106.25%
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 %
Charter Communications Inc 149 $100,667 88.69%
Htc Global Services Inc 146 $70,033 87.43%
Larsen And Toubro Infotech Limited 144 $64,054 86.23%
Asml Us Inc 141 $82,006 85.98%
Synechron Inc 139 $83,795 84.76%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 134 $109,043 88.16%
Anthem Inc 133 $94,828 88.08%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 133 $61,961 89.26%
Cyma Systems Inc 132 $76,606 89.80%
Niit Technologies Limited 130 $70,678 88.44%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beckett Farms Llc 3 $34,951 100.00%
Wagner Farm 3 $21,473 100.00%
Lindy Farms Of Ctllc 3 $23,150 100.00%
Lindy Farms Of Connecticut Llc 3 $22,138 100.00%
Farm Fourteen 3 $21,327 100.00%
Haight Brown Vineyard 3 $26,666 100.00%
Fox Hill Farm 3 $22,589 100.00%
Andre And Ulrika Groszyk Farm Llc 3 $21,473 100.00%
Hartikka Tree Farms Llc 3 $36,435 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 2 $31,876 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pratt Whitney 8 $111,428 32.00%
Griffin Faculty Practice Plan Inc 8 $104,138 32.00%
Quinnipiac University 8 $55,005 33.33%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp 8 $90,327 33.33%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 8 $132,226 33.33%
Berkley Insurance Company 8 $116,727 33.33%
Franchise World Headquarters Llc 8 $113,906 34.78%
Cytec Industries Inc 7 $76,054 30.43%
The Tri Com Consulting Group Llc 7 $96,461 31.82%
Sempra Energy Trading Llc 7 $109,868 31.82%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

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.

State Avg Wage