Top H1B Visa Sponsor by Occupation : 2016 H1B Visa Reports

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2016 H1B Visa Report: Top H1B Visa Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA ^*	Average Salary
1	Computer Systems Analysts	116,591	$78,719
2	Software Developers, Applications	100,536	$95,216
3	Computer Programmers	90,138	$68,616
4	Computer Occupations, All Other	54,671	$78,729
5	Software Developers, Systems Software	17,504	$111,333
6	Management Analysts	13,107	$90,248
7	Accountants And Auditors	10,911	$66,218
8	Network And Computer Systems Administrators	10,489	$75,805
9	Financial Analysts	9,793	$103,599
10	Mechanical Engineers	8,400	$80,592
11	Database Administrators	8,303	$78,773
12	Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists	7,488	$64,299

13	Operations Research Analysts	7,080	$92,762
14	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6,444	$104,184
15	Electrical Engineers	5,959	$89,613
16	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	5,576	$169,624
17	Computer And Information Systems Managers	5,396	$130,268
18	Web Developers	5,317	$68,673
19	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,549	$66,473
20	Physical Therapists	3,996	$70,887
21	Statisticians	3,755	$87,155
22	Biochemists And Biophysicists	3,566	$56,070
23	Industrial Engineers	3,332	$84,265
24	Biological Scientists, All Other	3,156	$59,537
25	Civil Engineers	2,806	$74,835
26	Marketing Managers	2,791	$130,951
27	Engineers, All Other	2,709	$73,389
28	Graphic Designers	2,161	$64,398
29	Chemists	2,150	$63,805
30	Sales Engineers	2,093	$104,787
31	Internists, General	2,072	$208,692
32	Commercial And Industrial Designers	1,945	$65,803
33	General And Operations Managers	1,797	$123,443
34	Financial Managers	1,790	$148,460
35	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,665	$139,853
36	Logisticians	1,588	$74,270
37	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special And	1,539	$49,419
38	Computer And Information Research Scientists	1,451	$116,425
39	Lawyers	1,450	$149,327
40	Architectural And Engineering Managers	1,405	$143,732
41	Financial Specialists, All Other	1,359	$80,592
42	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special	1,317	$48,391
43	Public Relations Specialists	1,280	$54,661
44	Chemical Engineers	1,271	$93,571
45	Human Resources Specialists	1,270	$60,048
46	Biological Technicians	1,225	$41,996
47	Computer Hardware Engineers	1,198	$109,530
48	Materials Engineers	1,197	$88,264
49	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	1,166	$64,803
50	Architects, Except Landscape And Naval	1,146	$59,700

The above report lists the top 100 Occupation submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2015. 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 2015 116,591 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are Computer Systems Analysts. The average salary of those 116,591 LCA is $78,719.

*: 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.