H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs North Carolina

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
North Carolina
NCRank #11

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyNorth Carolina
Total filings534,212▲270,482
National share %5.72%▲2.90%
Rank nationally#4▲#11
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.3%7.1%
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
North Carolina
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20106,858
FY20117,783
FY201210,413
FY201311,668
FY201413,551
FY201517,414
FY201618,848
FY201717,134
FY201818,491
FY20192,470
FY202020,828
FY202127,391
FY202221,680
FY202324,281
FY202421,021
FY202522,261
FY20268,390

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — North Carolina

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — North Carolina

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