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State comparison

Virgin Islands 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.

State A
Virgin Islands
VIRank #55
State B
California
CARank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricVirgin IslandsCalifornia
Total filings1,0451,684,275▲
National share %0.01%18.05%▲
Rank nationally#55#1▲
Top sponsorUS Virgin Islands Department of EducationINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share49.6%3.2%
Top occupationSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Virgin Islands
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010130
FY201193
FY2012102
FY201376
FY201495
FY201573
FY201660
FY201751
FY201842
FY20195
FY202060
FY202132
FY202259
FY202375
FY202435
FY202548
FY20269
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

Top 5 sponsors — Virgin Islands

Top 5 sponsors — California

Top 5 occupations — Virgin Islands

Top 5 occupations — California

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