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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New Jersey Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
425,724 90.23% $83,358 H-1B
42,093 8.92% $108,795 PERM
2,926 0.62% $104,239 E-3 Australian
1,092 0.23% $29,221 H-2A

As of May 2023, New Jersey has seen a total of 471,835 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in New Jersey is the H-1B visa with 425,724 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 90.23% of New Jersey's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 42,093 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.92% of New Jersey's total visas.

Top Occupations in New Jersey (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nuclear Engineers 18 $85,305 85.71%
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 18 $68,042 85.71%
Transportation Inspectors 17 $55,970 80.95%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 17 $63,100 85.00%
Geneticists 16 $82,020 80.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 16 $47,316 80.00%
Animal Scientists 16 $67,525 80.00%
Biochemical Engineers 16 $77,668 80.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 16 $39,252 80.00%
Environmental Engineering Technicians 16 $46,077 84.21%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Jersey Employees Over Time
New Jersey has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 19,630 employees were hired. New Jersey peaked in 2015 with 41,187 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 4,723 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ireland 18 $105,175 37.50%
Jamaica 16 $27,424 34.78%
Slovakia 16 $59,345 37.21%
Albania 16 $45,148 38.10%
Spain 16 $98,602 38.10%
Romania 16 $71,345 38.10%
Trinidad And Tobago 15 $59,249 36.59%
Indonesia 15 $85,724 38.46%
Greece 15 $91,529 38.46%
Hong Kong 14 $45,378 35.90%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synerzy Software Solutions Inc 281 $62,886 91.23%
Zenith Services Inc 280 $66,779 91.50%
Siemens Corporation 280 $93,018 91.50%
Grand Supercenter Inc 279 $57,524 91.18%
Triveni Group Llp 275 $88,988 90.16%
Smart Information Management Systems Inc 273 $67,908 89.80%
Bayer Us Llc 271 $121,114 89.14%
Reliant Vision Group Inc 269 $77,449 88.78%
Globalpoint Inc 268 $76,017 88.45%
Ust Global Inc 268 $67,032 89.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Moods Farm Market Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Norwich Meadows Farm Llc Mailing Address 1 $21,507 100.00%
Simpelaar Fruit Farm 1 $22,693 100.00%
Jm Caltabiano Farms 1 $25,064 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 42 2 1 $35,776 100.00%
Villa Milagro Vineyards Llc Dba Villa Milagro Vin 1 $21,507 100.00%
Cr Shotwell Landscape And Nursery 1 $17,680 100.00%
Redfield Farm Llc 1 $29,224 100.00%
J S Brothers Farm Llc 1 $35,776 100.00%
Chesterfield Gardens Inc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Egrove Systems Corporation 24 $103,953 30.38%
Cit Bank Na 24 $115,669 30.38%
Top Edge Technology Inc 24 $108,745 30.38%
East West Systems Inc 23 $98,569 29.11%
Aurolife Pharma Llc 23 $73,703 29.49%
Hermes Technologies Inc 23 $90,678 29.49%
Synerzy Software Solutions Inc 23 $83,391 29.49%
Mpower Logic Inc 23 $102,682 29.49%
Spino Inc 23 $129,040 29.87%
Anjs Technologies Llc 23 $114,694 29.87%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 198,468 $77,153 91.02%
Computer Systems Design Services 37,909 $87,598 93.54%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 15,985 $84,665 88.50%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 13,365 $88,955 95.29%
Other Computer Related Services 12,671 $76,493 90.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 7,912 $100,792 97.75%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 5,763 $98,392 86.94%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 5,672 $61,588 90.74%
Engineering Services 4,651 $75,577 91.83%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 4,633 $120,111 92.94%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vegetable And Melon Farming 262 $31,491 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 139 $29,986 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 87 $34,441 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 80 $26,742 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 78 $26,849 100.00%
Crop Production 44 $29,095 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 39 $32,357 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 38 $30,253 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 31 $30,994 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 21 $30,556 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 47,032 $121,507 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 10,630 $89,497 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 6,029 $97,441 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 2,086 $316,138 100.00%
Engineering Services 1,460 $87,798 100.00%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services 961 $106,995 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 834 $116,742 100.00%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 775 $105,372 100.00%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 763 $90,590 100.00%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing 648 $93,195 100.00%

New Jersey Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in New Jersey to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in New Jersey over all years is $83,358. 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