Top H1B Visa Sponsor by Occupation : 2020 H1B Visa Reports

2020 H1B Visa Report: Top H1B Visa Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA ^*	Average Salary
1	Software Developers, Applications	216,525	$107,379
2	Computer Occupations, All Other	56,621	$95,608
3	Computer Systems Analyst	40,870	$85,561
4	Computer Systems Analysts	32,087	$100,351
5	Software Developers, Systems Software	31,721	$121,738
6	Computer Programmers	17,128	$82,379
7	Operations Research Analysts	11,949	$103,437
8	Mechanical Engineers	11,694	$88,395
9	Accountants And Auditors	10,980	$80,468
10	Management Analysts	10,279	$107,389
11	Financial Analysts	9,817	$116,232
12	Statisticians	9,567	$106,887

13	Computer And Information Systems Managers	9,449	$161,977
14	Database Administrators	9,110	$94,835
15	Electrical Engineers	8,305	$96,875
16	Network And Computer Systems Administrators	7,039	$91,462
17	Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists	6,560	$82,579
18	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6,487	$119,018
19	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	5,672	$88,010
20	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	5,430	$226,391
21	Industrial Engineers	5,401	$91,863
22	Civil Engineers	4,980	$77,796
23	Information Security Analysts	4,795	$109,867
24	Computer And Information Research Scientists	4,407	$133,520
25	Engineers, All Other	4,073	$87,711
26	Biological Scientists, All Other	3,963	$74,744
27	Financial Specialists, All Other	3,930	$105,620
28	Information Technology Project Managers	3,438	$89,114
29	Biochemists And Biophysicists	3,328	$66,670
30	Computer Network Architects	3,221	$109,011
31	Marketing Managers	3,002	$150,619
32	Sales Engineers	2,895	$122,383
33	Chemists	2,443	$75,450
34	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	2,314	$165,767
35	Graphic Designers	2,240	$89,313
36	Web Developers	2,112	$80,380
37	Physical Therapists	2,043	$81,513
38	Logisticians	2,013	$86,520
39	Software Quality Assurance Engineers And Testers	1,996	$79,540
40	Lawyers	1,967	$172,165
41	Financial Managers	1,891	$177,927
42	Architectural And Engineering Managers	1,866	$158,846
43	General And Operations Managers	1,679	$139,900
44	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	1,643	$102,352
45	Architects, Except Landscape And Naval	1,522	$67,295
46	Computer Hardware Engineers	1,469	$130,771
47	Biomedical Engineers	1,443	$88,179
48	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	1,405	$133,397
49	Materials Engineers	1,397	$99,103
50	Economists	1,376	$118,809

The above report lists the top 100 Occupation submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2019. 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 2019 216,525 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are Software Developers, Applications. The average salary of those 216,525 LCA is $107,379.

*: 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.