Top H1B Visa Sponsor by Occupation : 2022 H1B Visa Reports

2022 H1B Visa Report: Top H1B Visa Occupation

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA ^*	Average Salary
1	Software Developers, Applications	167,475	$119,995
2	Software Developers, Systems Software	31,824	$137,078
3	Computer Systems Analysts	31,215	$102,354
4	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	17,119	$107,095
5	Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	13,045	$98,844
6	Information Technology Project Managers	11,370	$124,347
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,898	$178,221
8	Mechanical Engineers	9,945	$99,275
9	Business Intelligence Analysts	9,919	$111,082
10	Operations Research Analysts	8,827	$117,613
11	Database Administrators	8,722	$98,731
12	Computer Programmers	8,613	$91,655

13	Financial Analysts	8,428	$128,299
14	Statisticians	8,306	$122,630
15	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	8,099	$137,332
16	Computer Occupations, All Other	7,984	$94,993
17	Electrical Engineers	7,312	$109,782
18	Management Analysts	6,660	$124,613
19	Accountants and Auditors	6,156	$91,959
20	Industrial Engineers	4,950	$102,796
21	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	4,755	$97,452
22	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4,578	$82,901
23	Computer and Information Research Scientists	4,356	$146,601
24	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,185	$94,829
25	Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	4,069	$226,509
26	Information Security Analysts	3,913	$123,940
27	Civil Engineers	3,735	$83,695
28	Biochemists and Biophysicists	3,234	$76,409
29	Marketing Managers	2,678	$164,835
30	Financial Quantitative Analysts	2,476	$122,511
31	Sales Engineers	2,270	$134,554
32	Chemists	2,159	$86,076
33	Data Warehousing Specialists	2,107	$113,787
34	Computer Network Architects	2,091	$123,405
35	Accountants	2,018	$77,132
36	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	1,920	$174,970
37	Lawyers	1,891	$194,458
38	Database Architects	1,848	$115,547
39	Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,769	$172,104
40	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	1,744	$59,496
41	Graphic Designers	1,709	$105,625
42	Physical Therapists	1,704	$86,430
43	Financial Managers	1,599	$194,911
44	Molecular and Cellular Biologists	1,579	$75,164
45	Materials Engineers	1,566	$111,725
46	Validation Engineers	1,558	$93,605
47	Web Developers	1,502	$83,032
48	General and Operations Managers	1,354	$144,994
49	Bioinformatics Scientists	1,348	$98,993
50	Hospitalists	1,340	$258,123

The above report lists the top 100 Occupation submitted by US emplloyer in fiscal year 2021. 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 2021 167,475 LCA submitted for H1B Visa are Software Developers, Applications. The average salary of those 167,475 LCA is $119,995.

*: 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.