H1B Report
State comparison

Maine 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.

State A
Maine
MERank #43
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

MetricMaineNew Jersey
Total filings9,247534,212▲
National share %0.10%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#43#4▲
Top sponsorRITE PROS, INCCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share11.1%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Maine
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010566
FY2011541
FY2012587
FY2013672
FY2014714
FY2015718
FY2016687
FY2017657
FY2018676
FY201967
FY2020503
FY2021697
FY2022403
FY2023561
FY2024490
FY2025498
FY2026210
New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263

Top 5 sponsors — Maine

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Maine

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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