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 %
Computer Systems Analysts 17,438 $80,603 95.73%
Software Developers, Applications 11,412 $87,260 90.75%
Computer Programmers 8,918 $65,021 93.47%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,360 $81,489 94.76%
Management Analysts 1,968 $81,807 92.92%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,554 $88,858 91.57%
Accountants and Auditors 1,382 $66,519 94.79%
Mechanical Engineers 1,305 $76,209 94.36%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,201 $106,848 88.24%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,016 $80,133 86.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 974 $96,969 68.83%
Computer Systems Analysts 285 $635,034 146.91%
Computer Occupations, All Other 148 $100,527 88.62%
Statisticians 124 $80,454 107.83%
Internists, General 120 $131,130 123.71%
Software Developers, Systems Software 114 $107,978 137.35%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 103 $131,156 127.16%
Mechanical Engineers 78 $83,761 121.88%
Accountants and Auditors 69 $81,808 127.78%
Dentists, General 60 $122,430 115.38%
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 %
Jordan 7 $104,492 36.84%
Lebanon 7 $122,461 38.89%
Dominican Republic 7 $86,397 38.89%
Israel 7 $74,331 38.89%
Ghana 7 $72,861 41.18%
Albania 7 $65,865 41.18%
Thailand 7 $72,859 43.75%
Zimbabwe 6 $82,500 40.00%
Netherlands 6 $97,436 40.00%
Chile 6 $90,113 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Connecticut (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cyient Inc 384 $69,460 80.33%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company 372 $104,811 83.22%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 368 $78,936 90.86%
University Of Connecticut Health Center 354 $72,844 87.84%
Ust Global Inc 349 $63,504 88.13%
Deloitte Touche Llp 339 $71,696 85.61%
The Travelers Indemnity Company 332 $90,226 89.25%
Ibm Corporation 326 $88,324 91.57%
Grandison Management Inc 299 $69,877 87.94%
Northeast Medical Group Inc 296 $164,624 87.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnnys Roadside Market Garden 12 $25,837 100.00%
Gottas Farm 12 $26,083 100.00%
Nowak Farms Llc 12 $23,995 100.00%
Mclaughlin Tobacco 12 $31,174 100.00%
Miller Farms 12 $31,158 100.00%
Sanford C Cohen 11 $33,558 100.00%
Canterbury Horticulture Llc 10 $31,570 100.00%
Woodbury Sugar Shed Inc 9 $32,157 100.00%
Christian Leaf Llc 9 $31,639 100.00%
Fair Weather Growers Llc 9 $33,624 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Voya Services Company 20 $106,098 33.90%
Peoples United Bank 18 $119,139 31.58%
Trumpf Inc 18 $81,109 32.14%
Cloud Data Systems Inc 18 $82,630 32.73%
Purdue Pharma Lp 17 $110,313 32.08%
Blue Sky Studios Inc 17 $77,599 32.69%
Interactive Brokers Llc 17 $112,447 36.17%
Partners Soft Inc 17 $88,576 38.64%
Point72 Lp 17 $129,438 38.64%
Fairfield University 16 $56,333 37.21%

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