H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Ohio

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
Ohio
OHRank #14

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyOhio
Total filings534,212▲205,550
National share %5.72%▲2.20%
Rank nationally#4▲#14
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
Top sponsor share3.3%5.6%
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
Ohio
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20107,732
FY20118,583
FY201210,428
FY201311,642
FY201413,515
FY201516,066
FY201616,344
FY201715,466
FY201815,959
FY20191,994
FY202014,006
FY202118,778
FY202213,179
FY202313,640
FY202411,927
FY202512,084
FY20264,207

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Ohio

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Ohio

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