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
90,795 93.25% $80,750 H-1B
4,872 5.00% $178,730 PERM
976 1.00% $27,363 H-2A
720 0.74% $100,884 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Connecticut has seen a total of 97,363 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Connecticut is the H-1B visa with 90,795 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 93.25% of Connecticut's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,872 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 5.00% of Connecticut's total visas.

Top Occupations in Connecticut (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Systems Analysts 17,438 $80,603 95.73%
Software Developers, Applications 11,424 $87,276 90.85%
Computer Programmers 8,920 $65,026 93.49%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,360 $81,489 94.76%
Management Analysts 1,857 $80,809 92.85%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,555 $88,856 91.63%
Accountants and Auditors 1,304 $65,620 94.70%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,201 $106,848 88.24%
Mechanical Engineers 1,170 $74,731 94.28%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,016 $80,133 92.36%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 5,911 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Italy 32 $78,496 40.51%
Pakistan 31 $98,518 48.44%
Nepal 27 $65,495 44.26%
Germany 25 $90,456 48.08%
Turkey 22 $77,089 43.14%
France 22 $85,299 47.83%
Russia 21 $87,664 48.84%
Taiwan 19 $80,608 46.34%
Egypt 18 $95,903 47.37%
Colombia 17 $82,372 44.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 7,842 $77,180 99.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 6,350 $89,860 97.80%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 4,052 $70,943 95.95%
Accenture Llp 3,902 $82,451 98.41%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 3,591 $67,601 99.61%
Yale University 2,432 $51,945 75.25%
Capgemini America Inc 1,897 $89,812 95.04%
Wipro Limited 1,626 $75,744 91.81%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,145 $78,429 98.03%
Ernst Young Us Llp 1,017 $77,869 87.37%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Webilent Technology Inc 219 $89,189 83.91%
Asml Us Lp 126 $107,968 54.55%
The Travelers Indemnity Company 113 $84,541 51.60%
Factset Research Systems Inc 113 $102,282 62.43%
Gartner Inc 103 $101,788 57.54%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc 92 $96,811 52.87%
Bridgewater Associates Lp 75 $128,436 45.73%
Pricelinecom Llc 73 $96,062 45.63%
Talent It Services Inc 72 $80,888 51.43%
9to9 Software Solutions Llc 61 $97,598 48.41%

Top Industries in Connecticut (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 34,384 $75,249 93.48%
Computer Systems Design Services 12,605 $84,387 94.69%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 5,800 $83,745 96.63%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 4,515 $55,094 77.93%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 1,753 $92,231 84.40%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,680 $80,864 88.42%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 1,352 $99,896 95.28%
Management Consulting Services 1,245 $78,468 96.29%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 1,090 $77,380 98.38%
Other Computer Related Services 974 $74,722 88.95%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Crop Farming 217 $32,459 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 207 $26,088 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 95 $31,001 100.00%
Tobacco Farming 39 $30,743 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 36 $29,815 100.00%
Crop Production 12 $31,363 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 12 $32,760 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 11 $30,255 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 11 $26,337 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 9 $29,661 100.00%

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 $80,750. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage