H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs West Virginia

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
West Virginia
WVRank #45

Key metrics

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

MetricNew JerseyWest Virginia
Total filings200,5362,998
National share %5.23%0.08%
Rank nationally#5#45
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPWest Virginia University
Top sponsor share9.8%25.8%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersPhysicians, All Other

Filings by fiscal year

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

New Jersey
West Virginia

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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