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State comparison

Nevada vs Washington

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
Nevada
NVRank #39
State B
Washington
WARank #6

Key metrics

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

MetricNevadaWashington
Total filings23,135407,237▲
National share %0.25%4.36%▲
Rank nationally#39#6▲
Top sponsorUniversity of Nevada, RenoMicrosoft Corporation
Top sponsor share7.0%20.6%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

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
Washington
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201011,235
FY201111,359
FY201213,218
FY201315,493
FY201417,921
FY201521,665
FY201623,151
FY201725,476
FY201826,842
FY20194,453
FY202032,427
FY202144,510
FY202238,067
FY202337,614
FY202434,089
FY202536,307
FY202613,410

Top 5 sponsors — Nevada

Top 5 sponsors — Washington

Top 5 occupations — Nevada

Top 5 occupations — Washington

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