H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Hawaii

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
New Jersey
NJRank #4
State B
Hawaii
HIRank #44

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyHawaii
Total filings534,212▲8,258
National share %5.72%▲0.09%
Rank nationally#4▲#44
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPUniversity of Hawaii
Top sponsor share3.3%22.6%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Hawaii
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010787
FY2011655
FY2012725
FY2013615
FY2014602
FY2015598
FY2016557
FY2017552
FY2018539
FY201975
FY2020394
FY2021534
FY2022353
FY2023361
FY2024373
FY2025413
FY2026125

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Hawaii

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Hawaii

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