H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Nevada

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
Nevada
NVRank #39

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyNevada
Total filings534,212▲23,135
National share %5.72%▲0.25%
Rank nationally#4▲#39
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Top sponsor share3.3%7.0%
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
Nevada
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,190
FY20111,129
FY20121,225
FY20131,119
FY20141,231
FY20151,350
FY20161,398
FY20171,473
FY20181,678
FY2019160
FY20201,394
FY20211,999
FY20221,486
FY20231,771
FY20241,713
FY20252,073
FY2026746

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Nevada

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Nevada

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