Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in New Jersey?

593 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in New Jersey this fiscal year. The largest are JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Barclays, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?

311 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

What do H-1B data scientists earn in New Jersey?

The median salary on these filings is about $136k a year.

What does cap-exempt mean?

Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 4 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Data Scientist H-1B sponsors in New Jersey

employers filed: 593
first-time H-1Bs: 543
took a first-timer: 311
median pay: $136k

Every employer that filed an H-1B for this role here, from this fiscal year's official filings. The column most lists leave out is first-time H-1B: plenty of big sponsors mostly take transfers, which is no help if you're on OPT or applying from abroad.

Showing the top 50 of 593 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	JPMorgan Chase2 transfers	58	20	$152k$135k–$170k	429
2	Walmartno transfers	58	12	$172k$153k–$193k	—
3	Barclays3 transfers	45	18	$136k$120k–$157k	33
4	Bristol-Myers Squibb8 transfers	30	12	$165k$155k–$175k	25
5	Novartis Pharmaceuticals3 transfers	23	14	$170k	13
6	ExlService.com3 transfers	21	14	$117k$102k–$134k	—
7	ACE American Insuranceno transfers	21	2	$147k$135k–$165k	—
8	ADPno transfers	14	8	$109k$79k–$140k	—
9	CVS Health1 transfer	11	9	$135k$131k–$169k	96
10	PharmaACE LLC1 transfer	11	6	$120k$110k–$126k	—
11	Deloitte1 transfer	10	6	$127k$109k–$162k	—
12	The Prudential Insurance Company of America2 transfers	10	5	$155k$140k–$166k	18
13	Exzac4 transfers	10	3	$120k$110k–$151k	—
14	Amazonno transfers	10	1	$112k$109k–$123k	1,841
15	Audible3 transfers	10	1	$140k$132k–$170k	—
16	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC1 transfer	9	5	$142k$130k–$148k	—
17	Citibank, N.A.2 transfers	9	2	$180k$172k–$185k	—
18	Insurance Services Officeno transfers	9	0	$142k$117k–$147k	—
19	Aetna Resourcesno transfers	8	8	$121k	—
20	Beaconfire Staffing SolutionsStaffing / consulting · no transfers	8	6	$86k$86k–$109k	—
21	IncedoStaffing / consulting · no transfers	8	5	$121k$69k–$121k	—
22	ZS Associates2 transfers	8	4	$147k$145k–$150k	—
23	PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services1 transfer	8	3	$178k$150k–$179k	2
24	InfosysStaffing / consulting · no transfers	8	2	$109k	—
25	GroupM Worldwide3 transfers	8	0	$160k$140k–$160k	—
26	SPi Global US, Inc.5 transfers	7	2	$170k$150k–$205k	—
27	TekrokStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers	6	6	$110k$110k–$110k	—
28	Johnson & Johnson Services1 transfer	6	3	$153k$118k–$176k	—
29	Insight GlobalStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers	6	2	$140k	—
30	Axtria3 transfers	6	2	$145k$140k–$170k	—
31	Fidelity Investments1 transfer	6	1	$170k$152k–$170k	142
32	Quantum Integrators GroupStaffing / consulting · 3 transfers	6	1	$110k$80k–$110k	—
33	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals3 transfers	6	0	$209k$170k–$215k	—
34	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation1 transfer	5	1	$109k$109k–$170k	—
35	BrillioStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer	5	1	$140k$109k–$140k	—
36	Pyramid ConsultingStaffing / consulting · 2 transfers	5	1	$140k	—
37	Verizon Data Servicesno transfers	5	0	$157k$135k–$175k	—
38	Eisai Inc1 transfer	5	0	$180k$175k–$180k	—
39	Firefly Pros, Inc.Staffing / consulting · no transfers	4	4	$100k$79k–$100k	—
40	Novo Nordisk, Inc.no transfers	4	4	$172k$135k–$172k	—
41	XenoninfotekStaffing / consulting · no transfers	4	4	$109k	—
42	Merck Sharp & Dohmeno transfers	4	3	$140k$87k–$140k	—
43	IQLoggStaffing / consulting · no transfers	4	2	$128k$122k–$128k	—
44	Caremarkno transfers	4	2	$147k$136k–$147k	—
45	Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLCno transfers	4	2	$159k$156k–$159k	—
46	Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.no transfers	4	1	$176k$163k–$176k	—
47	LTIMindtreeStaffing / consulting · 1 transfer	4	1	$109k	—
48	Janssen Research & Development, LLC2 transfers	4	1	$182k$180k–$182k	—
49	Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.no transfers	4	0	$175k	—
50	Gilead Sciences1 transfer	4	0	$170k	16

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in New Jersey?: 593 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in New Jersey this fiscal year. The largest are JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Barclays, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 311 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
What do H-1B data scientists earn in New Jersey?: The median salary on these filings is about $136k a year.
What does cap-exempt mean?: Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 4 of the employers here are cap-exempt.