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 %
Clearstructure Financial Technology Llc 15 $67,536 88.24%
Stanadyne Corporation 15 $68,215 88.24%
Alec H Jaret Dmd 15 $81,364 88.24%
Day Kimball Medical Group Inc 15 $132,396 88.24%
R4 Technologies Llc 15 $74,871 93.75%
Yashraj Technologies Inc 15 $66,323 93.75%
Alltech Consulting Services Inc 15 $84,412 93.75%
Openlogix Corporation 15 $82,351 93.75%
Attra Inc 15 $74,943 93.75%
Marc Consulting Llc 15 $84,804 93.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Clifford W Beers Guidance Clinic Inc 1 $38,813 33.33%
Saint Joseph College 1 $47,770 33.33%
Christensen Defruscio Company Llc 1 $77,771 33.33%
Ldh Energy Advisors Llc 1 $83,990 33.33%
Drs Goldfarb Ranno And Associates 1 $108,472 33.33%
Allways Transportation Llc 1 $47,320 33.33%
Esl Investments Inc 1 $87,942 33.33%
Mwg Gp Llc 1 $138,528 33.33%
New Wilton Cleaners Inc 1 $112,320 33.33%
Suranya Capital Partners Llc 1 $83,990 33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 11 $26,337 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 9 $35,956 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 9 $29,196 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 9 $31,054 100.00%
Landscaping Services 6 $29,123 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 4 $26,437 100.00%
Floriculture Production 3 $37,163 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 3 $35,845 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 3 $34,951 100.00%
Shellfish Farming 3 $36,435 100.00%

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