H1B Report
US stateNJRank #5Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in New Jersey

200,536 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in New Jersey across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings
200,536
Rank #5 nationally
National share
5.2%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
9.8%
COGNIZANT TECHNO…
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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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.

#EmployerFilingsShare
1COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP7,1999.8%
2Ernst & Young U.S. LLP2,4253.3%
3JPMorgan Chase & Co.1,5312.1%
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
7,199
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
2,425
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1,531

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in New Jersey.

#SOCTitleFilings
115-1252Software Developers75,467
215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other21,824
315-2051Data Scientists10,435
415-1211Computer Systems Analysts9,319
515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers7,666
613-1111Management Analysts5,443
711-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers4,847
815-1251Computer Programmers4,314
913-2011Accountants and Auditors2,974
1017-2112Industrial Engineers2,536
Software Developers
75,467
Computer Occupations, All …
21,824
Data Scientists
10,435
Computer Systems Analysts
9,319
Software Quality Assurance…
7,666
Management Analysts
5,443
Computer and Information S…
4,847
Computer Programmers
4,314
Accountants and Auditors
2,974
Industrial Engineers
2,536

Filings by fiscal year

New Jersey H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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