H-1B sponsorship in New Jersey
544,088 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in New Jersey across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.
Top sponsoring employers
Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in New Jersey. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.
| # | Employer | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 11,480 | 3.2% |
| 2 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 9,920 | 2.8% |
| 3 | INFOSYS LIMITED | 9,449 | 2.7% |
| 4 | IBM India Private Limited | 7,920 | 2.2% |
| 5 | LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED | 6,426 | 1.8% |
| 6 | WIPRO LIMITED | 4,528 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 4,480 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Accenture LLP | 4,271 | 1.2% |
| 9 | CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 3,931 | 1.1% |
| 10 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 3,821 | 1.1% |
| 11 | HCL AMERICA INC | 3,658 | 1.0% |
| 12 | IBM Corporation | 2,826 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 2,534 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc. | 2,065 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Diaspark, Inc. | 1,968 | 0.6% |
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most for worksites in New Jersey.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 155,725 |
| 2 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 82,164 |
| 3 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 44,472 |
| 4 | 15-1251 | Computer Programmers | 29,190 |
| 5 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 23,740 |
| 6 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 20,568 |
| 7 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 18,644 |
| 8 | 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 8,860 |
| 9 | 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | 7,485 |
| 10 | 15-1242 | Database Administrators | 7,436 |
Filings by fiscal year
New Jersey H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 22,533 |
| FY2011 | 23,613 |
| FY2012 | 27,861 |
| FY2013 | 29,795 |
| FY2014 | 36,783 |
| FY2015 | 47,664 |
| FY2016 | 48,372 |
| FY2017 | 42,571 |
| FY2018 | 40,743 |
| FY2019 | 4,478 |
| FY2020 | 31,318 |
| FY2021 | 41,952 |
| FY2022 | 33,547 |
| FY2023 | 34,837 |
| FY2024 | 29,700 |
| FY2025 | 29,182 |
| FY2026 | 19,139 |
Workforce reductions (WARN notices)
The New Jersey DOL&WD WARN notice archive lists 2,354 WARN Act notices on record (coverage 2004-01-01 → 2026-09-01). Of those, 273 were filed by 100 employers with H-1B filing history, announcing planned reductions affecting approximately 46,194 workers. A notice is an announcement, not a completed layoff.
Largest sponsor-linked notices in New Jersey
| Employer | Workers in notices | Notices | Latest notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | ~4,235 | 25 | 2026-04-01 |
| NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION | ~3,904 | 35 | 2026-07-01 |
| HUMC Opco, LLC | ~1,938 | 2 | 2024-09-01 |
| Hudson Hospital OPCO LLC d/b/a CarePoint Health - Christ Hospital | ~1,917 | 2 | 2024-09-01 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. | ~1,623 | 7 | 2023-02-01 |
A notice is an announcement, not a completed layoff, and it is not evidence of any link between the employer’s H-1B filings and its workforce plans. All New Jersey WARN data on this site · Which states are tracked · Methodology
Find sponsors by occupation in New Jersey
Ranked employers per role, with DOL certification rates and median wage.