H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Nevada

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.

State A
California
CARank #1
State B
Nevada
NVRank #39

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricCaliforniaNevada
Total filings1,684,275▲23,135
National share %18.05%▲0.25%
Rank nationally#1▲#39
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Top sponsor share3.2%7.0%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

California
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201063,120
FY201165,699
FY201276,412
FY201383,865
FY201498,525
FY2015115,758
FY2016119,754
FY2017119,409
FY2018128,477
FY201916,784
FY2020116,018
FY2021177,848
FY2022123,097
FY2023123,478
FY2024102,108
FY2025110,926
FY202642,997
Nevada
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,190
FY20111,129
FY20121,225
FY20131,119
FY20141,231
FY20151,350
FY20161,398
FY20171,473
FY20181,678
FY2019160
FY20201,394
FY20211,999
FY20221,486
FY20231,771
FY20241,713
FY20252,073
FY2026746

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Nevada

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Nevada

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