H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Tennessee

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
Tennessee
TNRank #21

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyTennessee
Total filings200,53643,232
National share %5.23%1.13%
Rank nationally#5#21
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPUT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)
Top sponsor share9.8%8.1%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
Tennessee

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Tennessee

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