US H-1B & LCA data, made readable.
Every H-1B Labor Condition Application is publicly disclosed by the US Department of Labor. H1B Report cleans up the inconsistent employer spellings, free-text job titles, and mixed pay units into a queryable surface — so “Cognizant” means the same thing across 3,831,919 records.
Disclosures
3,831,919
FY2020–FY2025
Canonical sponsors
146,206
dedup'd across spellings
Occupations
702
SOC codes covered
Median wage
$108,398
across all filings
Highest-paying H-1B occupations
Median annual prevailing wage across the top 8 SOCs by wage.
Industry mix
Share of H-1B filings by NAICS 2-digit sector — where the program concentrates in the US economy.
filings
3,831,919
- Professional, Scientific & Technical Services51.5%
- Information8.6%
- Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)8.2%
- Finance & Insurance8.0%
- Educational Services6.5%
- Retail Trade (general)4.2%
- Health Care & Social Assistance3.9%
- Manufacturing (paper/chemicals)1.4%
- Other sectors7.7%
Top hiring states
Filings by worksite state — California and Texas alone absorb a massive share of the program.
California
753,475 · CA
Texas
500,095 · TX
New York
308,634 · NY
Washington
223,014 · WA
New Jersey
200,536 · NJ
Illinois
173,520 · IL
Massachusetts
146,870 · MA
Georgia
141,018 · GA
North Carolina
137,462 · NC
Florida
119,432 · FL
Pennsylvania
113,202 · PA
Michigan
107,135 · MI
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Top H-1B sponsors
Canonical employers by total filings
| # | Employer | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 65,207 |
| 2 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA) | 34,462 |
| 3 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA) | 30,468 |
| 4 | Google LLC | 26,107 |
| 5 | Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 23,247 |
| 6 | Microsoft Corporation | 21,956 |
| 7 | TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED | 20,102 |
| 8 | Meta Platforms, Inc | 14,579 |
| 9 | INFOSYS LIMITED | 14,069 |
| 10 | Apple Inc. | 13,405 |
Top H-1B occupations
SOC codes by total filings
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 1,400,940 |
| 2 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 289,708 |
| 3 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 213,508 |
| 4 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 134,517 |
| 5 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 121,469 |
| 6 | 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 89,718 |
| 7 | 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 59,667 |
| 8 | 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | 57,049 |
| 9 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 56,634 |
| 10 | 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 54,681 |