H1B Report
State comparison

Virgin Islands vs Illinois

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
Illinois
ILRank #5

Key metrics

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

MetricVirgin IslandsIllinois
Total filings1,045428,170▲
National share %0.01%4.59%▲
Rank nationally#55#5▲
Top sponsorUS Virgin Islands Department of EducationINFOSYS LIMITED
Top sponsor share49.6%4.4%
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
Illinois
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201017,542
FY201118,596
FY201222,351
FY201324,513
FY201427,412
FY201532,770
FY201635,186
FY201732,082
FY201831,959
FY20194,058
FY202027,702
FY202139,044
FY202229,930
FY202327,890
FY202423,732
FY202525,222
FY20268,181

Top 5 sponsors — Virgin Islands

Top 5 sponsors — Illinois

Top 5 occupations — Virgin Islands

Top 5 occupations — Illinois

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