H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Maine

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 #5
State B
Maine
MERank #44

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyMaine
Total filings200,5363,152
National share %5.23%0.08%
Rank nationally#5#44
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPEastern Maine Medical Center
Top sponsor share9.8%10.4%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
Maine

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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