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 %
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 78 $48,386 86.67%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 75 $56,024 86.21%
Computer Network Architects 73 $102,346 89.02%
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 71 $57,759 88.75%
Photonics Engineers 68 $111,319 86.08%
Sales Managers 66 $120,976 89.19%
Microbiologists 66 $50,345 90.41%
Graphic Designers 64 $50,703 92.75%
Lawyers 60 $114,500 88.24%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 59 $68,424 86.76%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Medical and Health Services Managers 7 $88,861 53.85%
Bakers 7 $22,482 53.85%
Public Relations Specialists 7 $56,677 53.85%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 7 $53,878 58.33%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $56,443 58.33%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $144,723 58.33%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $66,182 58.33%
Cost Estimators 7 $56,692 58.33%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 7 $115,039 63.64%
Financial Specialists, All Other 7 $73,798 63.64%
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 %
Hancock Pharmacy Vii Llc 19 $79,366 90.48%
Noble Consulting Group Llc 19 $49,220 90.48%
Kantar Retail America Inc 19 $51,444 90.48%
Ocean Partners Usa Inc 19 $98,641 90.48%
Jpmorgan Chase Co 19 $92,699 90.48%
Accenture Technology Solutions 19 $73,415 90.48%
Swabz Systems Llc 19 $67,206 90.48%
Greenwich Hospital 19 $86,188 90.48%
Unicon Pharma Inc 19 $81,787 90.48%
Partners Soft Inc 19 $78,213 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willow Brook Farms Llc 1 $39,291 33.33%
Interscope Llc 1 $42,910 33.33%
General Maritime Corp 1 $54,288 33.33%
Just Cats Veterinary Hospital 1 $57,034 33.33%
Red Shadows Llc Dba Spris Restaurant 1 $39,811 33.33%
Litchfield County Pools Inc 1 $41,496 33.33%
Manchester Pharmacy Llc Dba Manchester Pharmacy 1 $77,147 33.33%
Air Dynamics Llc 1 $27,518 33.33%
Robert Diamond 1 $22,298 33.33%
Dept Of Veterans Affairs Va Connecticut Healthcar 1 $81,286 33.33%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 36,210 $76,049 93.64%
Computer Systems Design Services 13,655 $85,551 94.91%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 5,998 $84,374 93.17%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,841 $56,618 78.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,924 $95,184 85.36%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,808 $81,949 88.67%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,471 $101,373 95.40%
Management Consulting Services 1,305 $79,126 95.89%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 1,196 $80,133 98.19%
Engineering Services 1,039 $73,887 89.26%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 300 $33,893 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 207 $26,088 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 96 $31,063 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 49 $32,081 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 45 $32,344 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 18 $34,181 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 17 $32,814 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 14 $31,705 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $31,363 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 12 $36,046 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 2,095 $87,242 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 659 $63,442 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 551 $96,189 100.00%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 378 $92,103 100.00%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers 259 $99,270 100.00%
Engineering Services 240 $89,836 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 205 $130,023 100.00%
Private Households 192 $27,425 95.05%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 185 $107,574 96.35%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 160 $105,545 86.49%

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