H1B Report
State comparison

California vs Vermont

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
Vermont
VTRank #49

Key metrics

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

MetricCaliforniaVermont
Total filings1,684,275▲5,111
National share %18.05%▲0.05%
Rank nationally#1▲#49
Top sponsorINFOSYS LIMITEDThe University of Vermont
Top sponsor share3.2%14.3%
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
Vermont
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010248
FY2011304
FY2012297
FY2013262
FY2014362
FY2015351
FY2016366
FY2017407
FY2018439
FY201966
FY2020227
FY2021371
FY2022307
FY2023331
FY2024314
FY2025352
FY2026107

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 sponsors — Vermont

Top 5 occupations — California

Top 5 occupations — Vermont

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