H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Indiana

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
Indiana
INRank #22

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyIndiana
Total filings534,212▲87,476
National share %5.72%▲0.94%
Rank nationally#4▲#22
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPCummins Inc.
Top sponsor share3.3%10.4%
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
Indiana
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,472
FY20113,838
FY20124,341
FY20134,281
FY20145,510
FY20156,151
FY20166,399
FY20176,115
FY20186,913
FY2019829
FY20206,022
FY20217,842
FY20225,902
FY20236,265
FY20245,254
FY20256,211
FY20262,131

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Indiana

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Indiana

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