Top H1B Visa Sponsor by Occupation : 2012 H1B Visa Reports

2012 H1B Visa Report: Top H1B Visa Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA ^*	Average Salary
1	Computer Systems Analysts	46,106	$72,541
2	Computer Programmers	43,118	$63,980
3	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	29,434	$89,356
4	Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	10,766	$96,780
5	Software Developers, Applications	9,982	$90,053
6	Financial Analysts	8,147	$95,243
7	Management Analysts	7,766	$83,262
8	Mechanical Engineers	6,155	$75,382
9	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	5,688	$128,755
10	Electrical Engineers	5,609	$84,418
11	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5,491	$91,044
12	Market Research Analysts	5,143	$58,461

13	Accountants and Auditors	4,437	$63,179
14	Database Administrators	4,360	$73,168
15	Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	4,165	$71,485
16	Operations Research Analysts	3,928	$84,539
17	Physical Therapists	3,671	$66,334
18	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	3,645	$60,601
19	Computer Occupations, All Other*	3,520	$70,354
20	Accountants	3,419	$56,242
21	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,383	$70,361
22	Biochemists and Biophysicists	3,377	$52,384
23	Computer and Information Systems Managers	3,205	$117,591
24	Industrial Engineers	2,983	$78,376
25	Software Developers, Systems Software	2,844	$98,170
26	Marketing Managers	2,808	$111,026
27	Civil Engineers	2,684	$71,354
28	Internists, General	2,366	$172,453
29	Computer Specialists, All Other	2,305	$70,929
30	Chemists	2,189	$62,128
31	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	2,178	$77,842
32	Graphic Designers	2,076	$50,182
33	Statisticians	2,038	$81,110
34	General and Operations Managers	2,018	$116,318
35	Biological Scientists, All Other	1,959	$51,099
36	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Educati	1,878	$46,982
37	Pharmacists	1,828	$112,333
38	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,744	$57,775
39	Financial Managers	1,657	$130,979
40	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,560	$55,393
41	Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	1,492	$70,547
42	Chemical Engineers	1,464	$83,589
43	Managers, All Other	1,463	$94,552
44	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Voca	1,437	$48,767
45	Lawyers	1,366	$140,155
46	Sales Engineers	1,353	$89,100
47	Engineering Managers	1,322	$129,770
48	Medical and Health Services Managers	1,316	$70,746
49	Biological Technicians	1,311	$39,696
50	Public Relations Specialists	1,252	$49,136

The above report lists the top 100 Occupation submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2011. The H1B Visa Petitions is the number of Labor Condition Application(LCA) for H1B Visa. . The number includes new, renew and transfer of LCA. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on LCA or Form 9035. Sometimes the visa sponsors(employers) does not enter a specific salary, but a salary range. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary.

For Example, the first record on this report means that in fiscal year 2011 46,106 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are Computer Systems Analysts. The average salary of those 46,106 LCA is $72,541.

*: The number of LCA includes renewed, transferred and cap-exempt LCA. Department of Labor(DOL) typically certifies more than 3 times the number of foreign work requests than the number of H-1B visas issued by USCIS.

A new LCA is needed if the foreigner worker changes his or her work location(even within the same state and same company), because the prevailing wage of the position depends on geographic location. However, if the new location is within the same Metropolitan Statistical Area or normal commuting distance, no new LCA is needed.