Alaska vs California
H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.
Key metrics
National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.
| Metric | Alaska | California |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 3,939 | 1,727,358▲ |
| National share % | 0.04% | 18.07%▲ |
| Rank nationally | #50 | #1▲ |
| Top sponsor | University of Alaska | Google LLC |
| Top sponsor share | 14.2% | 4.6% |
| Top occupation | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.
Alaska
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 248 |
| FY2011 | 205 |
| FY2012 | 274 |
| FY2013 | 260 |
| FY2014 | 246 |
| FY2015 | 213 |
| FY2016 | 201 |
| FY2017 | 204 |
| FY2018 | 215 |
| FY2019 | 35 |
| FY2020 | 118 |
| FY2021 | 194 |
| FY2022 | 189 |
| FY2023 | 313 |
| FY2024 | 399 |
| FY2025 | 378 |
| FY2026 | 247 |
California
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 63,120 |
| FY2011 | 65,699 |
| FY2012 | 76,412 |
| FY2013 | 83,865 |
| FY2014 | 98,525 |
| FY2015 | 115,758 |
| FY2016 | 119,754 |
| FY2017 | 119,409 |
| FY2018 | 128,477 |
| FY2019 | 16,784 |
| FY2020 | 116,018 |
| FY2021 | 177,848 |
| FY2022 | 123,097 |
| FY2023 | 123,478 |
| FY2024 | 102,108 |
| FY2025 | 110,926 |
| FY2026 | 86,080 |
Top 5 sponsors — Alaska
- 1University of Alaska 34214.2%
- 2Bering Strait School District1556.4%
- 3INFOSYS LIMITED1044.3%
- 4WIPRO LIMITED923.8%
- 5Galena City School District813.4%
Top 5 sponsors — California
- 1Google LLC47,4704.6%
- 2INFOSYS LIMITED31,7633.1%
- 3Apple Inc.23,1722.2%
- 4Meta Platforms, Inc11,7681.1%
- 5Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.11,0691.1%
Top 5 occupations — Alaska
- 125-2031Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education308
- 225-2021Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education290
- 315-1252Software Developers202
- 419-1042Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists190
- 513-2011Accountants and Auditors141
Top 5 occupations — California
- 115-1252Software Developers590,102
- 215-1211Computer Systems Analysts107,957
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other107,104
- 415-2051Data Scientists71,013
- 515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers70,860
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