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2017 H1B Visa Report: Top H1B Visa Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA ^*	Average Salary
101	Soil And Plant Scientists	451	$56,682
102	Fashion Designers	449	$64,276
103	Speech-Language Pathologists	448	$70,370
104	Veterinarians	439	$80,798
105	Editors	437	$61,067
106	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists And Geographers	432	$98,273
107	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	426	$101,047
108	Psychiatrists	410	$213,794
109	Software Developers, Applications, Non R&D	407	$84,050
110	Social Science Research Assistants	398	$48,225
111	Advertising And Promotions Managers	378	$110,128
112	Securities, Commodities, And Financial Services	362	$135,218

113	Natural Sciences Managers	350	$140,768
114	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	349	$76,351
114	Technical Writers	349	$70,929
116	Coaches And Scouts	348	$41,992
117	Purchasing Managers	345	$109,764
118	Producers And Directors	340	$81,644
119	Aerospace Engineers	321	$94,927
119	Business Intelligence Analysts	321	$76,107
121	Life Scientists, All Other	318	$63,739
122	Human Resources Managers	315	$133,272
122	Petroleum Engineers	315	$126,475
124	Art, Drama, And Music Teachers, Postsecondary	306	$64,927
125	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	301	$93,276
126	Designers, All Other	300	$57,931
127	Reporters And Correspondents	299	$49,370
128	Judicial Law Clerks	287	$67,615
129	Teachers And Instructors, All Other	282	$44,572
130	Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All	280	$56,361
131	Interpreters And Translators	268	$48,286
132	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And	267	$70,740
133	Environmental Scientists And Specialists,	257	$64,476
134	Market Research Analysts And Marketing	253	$60,207
135	Network And Computer Systems Administrator	251	$85,253
136	Paralegals And Legal Assistants	246	$65,459
137	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	240	$67,409
138	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	237	$80,848
138	Meeting, Convention, And Event Planners	237	$52,420
140	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	229	$123,120
141	Physical Scientists, All Other	221	$81,496
141	Registered Nurses	221	$68,930
143	Social And Community Service Managers	219	$69,276
143	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	219	$63,431
145	Educational, Guidance, School, And Vocational	218	$47,448
145	Farmers, Ranchers, And Other Agricultural Managers	218	$45,285
147	Management Analyst	217	$102,053
148	Landscape Architects	215	$55,721
149	Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, And	214	$63,923
150	Surgeons	209	$321,355

The above report lists the top 100 Occupation submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2016. 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 2016 451 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are Soil And Plant Scientists. The average salary of those 451 LCA is $56,682.

*: 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.