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 %
Civil Engineers 1,832 $75,016 91.19%
Human Resources Specialists 1,629 $59,573 88.97%
Sales Engineers 1,605 $102,066 92.56%
Electrical Engineers 1,528 $83,035 89.57%
Industrial Engineers 1,299 $81,498 92.13%
Information Security Analysts 1,286 $105,847 92.58%
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,284 $77,506 93.86%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,189 $82,203 87.11%
Physical Therapists 1,177 $76,950 86.99%
Computer Network Architects 969 $99,677 88.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marketing Managers 139 $140,670 40.29%
Operations Research Analysts 138 $73,529 41.57%
Computer Network Architects 125 $116,036 38.70%
Financial Analysts 123 $101,337 38.56%
Engineers, All Other 118 $104,130 37.46%
Compliance Officers 116 $80,499 39.32%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 112 $60,584 40.14%
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 101 $21,452 36.86%
Information Security Analysts 95 $121,977 36.12%
Logisticians 90 $71,364 35.29%
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 %
India 19,620 $117,667 42.64%
China 1,020 $214,310 49.42%
South Korea 710 $57,953 37.91%
Philippines 335 $49,546 36.89%
Mexico 268 $42,881 32.21%
Canada 238 $111,547 40.20%
Turkey 207 $72,098 45.20%
Nepal 183 $79,027 40.31%
Pakistan 172 $83,864 39.09%
Brazil 171 $67,121 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in New Jersey (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ernst Amp Young Us Llp 53 $89,473 91.38%
Unicon Sciences Inc 53 $74,895 91.38%
Qlytix Inc 53 $96,514 91.38%
Hire It People Llc 52 $70,656 89.66%
Arch Insurance Group Inc 52 $94,786 89.66%
Axelon Services Corporation 52 $99,369 91.23%
Babatek Inc 52 $97,878 91.23%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 52 $87,853 91.23%
Agiletal Technologies Inc 52 $92,698 91.23%
Softions Consulting Inc 52 $71,414 91.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cosmopolitan Staffing Services Llc 2 $54,839 18.18%
New Generations Enterprises Inc 2 $59,498 18.18%
Glory Korean United Methodist Church 2 $37,658 18.18%
Hermanos Bakery Corporation 2 $47,809 18.18%
Yankee Linen Inc 2 $52,790 18.18%
Holy Name Friary 2 $26,083 20.00%
Laurel Bay Health Rehabilitation Center 2 $37,398 20.00%
Superior Landscape Inc 2 $26,832 20.00%
Tj Services Inc 2 $69,264 20.00%
J Star Research Inc 2 $80,309 20.00%

Top Industries in New Jersey (All Years)

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