H1B Report
State comparison

Wisconsin vs New Jersey

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
Wisconsin
WIRank #23
State B
New Jersey
NJRank #4

Key metrics

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

MetricWisconsinNew Jersey
Total filings83,586534,212▲
National share %0.90%5.72%▲
Rank nationally#23#4▲
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Top sponsor share9.0%3.3%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Wisconsin
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,397
FY20113,761
FY20124,384
FY20135,053
FY20145,530
FY20156,898
FY20167,047
FY20176,509
FY20186,681
FY2019859
FY20205,498
FY20217,528
FY20225,016
FY20235,122
FY20244,432
FY20254,311
FY20261,560
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

Top 5 sponsors — Wisconsin

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Wisconsin

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

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