State comparison

Georgia vs New Jersey

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

Summary

Georgia and New Jersey rank among the top H-1B sponsoring states in the US, but differ significantly in filing volume. New Jersey leads with 534,212 total H-1B filings, while Georgia follows with 310,027 filings. This reflects New Jersey's concentration of Fortune 500 companies, pharmaceutical firms, and technology employers in the northeast corridor, alongside Georgia's growing tech and professional services hubs.

The gap of roughly 224,000 filings highlights regional differences in visa sponsorship demand. New Jersey's higher volume correlates with its proximity to major financial and pharmaceutical centers, whereas Georgia's substantial filing count demonstrates the state's expanding role in tech entrepreneurship and corporate relocations. Both states remain critical markets for H-1B-dependent industries and continue to draw international talent across engineering, IT, healthcare, and finance sectors.

Georgia vs New Jersey H-1B
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State A

Georgia

GARank #8

State B

New Jersey

NJRank #4

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

Metric	Georgia	New Jersey
Total filings	310,027	534,212▲
National share %	3.32%	5.72%▲
Rank nationally	#8	#4▲
Top sponsor	CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share	3.9%	3.3%
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

Georgia

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	9,498
FY2011	10,833
FY2012	12,734
FY2013	13,995
FY2014	17,729
FY2015	23,027
FY2016	24,861
FY2017	22,521
FY2018	23,311
FY2019	2,838
FY2020	19,614
FY2021	28,133
FY2022	23,441
FY2023	24,874
FY2024	22,646
FY2025	22,310
FY2026	7,662

New Jersey

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	22,533
FY2011	23,613
FY2012	27,861
FY2013	29,795
FY2014	36,783
FY2015	47,664
FY2016	48,372
FY2017	42,571
FY2018	40,743
FY2019	4,478
FY2020	31,318
FY2021	41,952
FY2022	33,547
FY2023	34,837
FY2024	29,700
FY2025	29,182
FY2026	9,263

Top 5 sponsors — Georgia

1CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC7,3003.9%
2INFOSYS LIMITED6,5913.5%
3TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED5,8113.1%
4COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP3,9622.1%
5Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.3,8812.0%

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

1COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP11,1973.3%
2TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED9,7672.9%
3INFOSYS LIMITED9,2082.7%
4IBM India Private Limited7,8532.3%
5LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED6,3601.9%

Top 5 occupations — Georgia

115-1252Software Developers102,821
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts35,024
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other23,856
415-1251Computer Programmers15,192
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers14,418

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

115-1252Software Developers152,510
215-1211Computer Systems Analysts80,953
315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other43,330
415-1251Computer Programmers28,543
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers23,317

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