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 %
Biomedical Engineers 163 $77,592 87.63%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 155 $52,181 90.12%
Sales Engineers 154 $91,122 90.06%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 149 $50,780 89.22%
Engineers, All Other 147 $77,134 88.02%
Marketing Managers 138 $120,849 87.34%
Financial Specialists, All Other 137 $69,126 88.39%
Bioinformatics Scientists 119 $69,445 77.78%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 117 $55,011 76.47%
General and Operations Managers 114 $119,558 77.03%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Engineers, All Other 16 $103,285 84.21%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 15 $46,226 78.95%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 15 $76,306 83.33%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $47,503 77.78%
Stonemasons 14 $41,749 82.35%
Aerospace Engineers 13 $89,256 76.47%
Biomedical Engineers 13 $84,901 76.47%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $53,619 75.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 12 $74,176 75.00%
Nannies 12 $30,689 75.00%
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 %
Eniac Systems Inc 20 $87,599 90.91%
State Street Bank And Trust Company 19 $121,192 86.36%
Bobs Discount Furniture Llc 19 $114,385 86.36%
Citadel Americas Llc 19 $111,832 86.36%
Affinion Group Inc 19 $87,794 90.48%
Amdocs Inc 19 $82,601 90.48%
Neeltran Inc 19 $71,817 90.48%
Manchester Rx Llc 19 $70,282 90.48%
Hancock Pharmacy Ii Llc 19 $86,941 90.48%
Slavins Hancock Pharmacy Inc 19 $82,046 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
David Tinker Excavating Llc 1 $0 25.00%
Jjs Ceramic Tile Llc 1 $58,947 25.00%
Zebra Capital Mangement Llc 1 $61,859 25.00%
Tensiv Llc Dba Old Greenwich Tennis Academy 1 $27,987 25.00%
Weatherstone Services Llc 1 $48,110 25.00%
Bernabe B Banson 1 $18,262 33.33%
Norwich Cardiac Medicine Llc 1 $149,094 33.33%
Norwalk Community Health Center 1 $77,251 33.33%
Chabad Lubavitch Of Western And Southern New Engla 1 $31,574 33.33%
Performance Outfitters Group 1 $36,462 33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Golf Courses And Country Clubs 35 $50,738 100.00%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 33 $115,721 94.29%
Open End Investment Funds 32 $102,338 91.43%
Sports And Recreation Instruction 32 $46,706 96.97%
Bottled Water Manufacturing 32 $96,501 100.00%
Hmo Medical Centers 30 $78,411 93.75%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 29 $93,647 90.63%
Landscape Architectural Services 27 $47,677 87.10%
Employment Placement Agencies 24 $28,224 77.42%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing 23 $89,645 76.67%

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