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H-1B occupations by filing volume

SOC-coded occupations covered by the H-1B program. See which roles are gaining or losing share year over year, and search across all 500 codes by SOC number or job title.

Summary

This directory covers over 100 occupations classified by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code and ranked by H-1B sponsorship activity. Each occupation shows the total number of filings and prevailing wage data to help employers, workers, and researchers understand H-1B demand across roles.

Software Developers dominate H-1B sponsorship with 2.76 million filings and a median wage of $102,000, followed by Computer Systems Analysts (792,250 filings, $70,000) and Computer Occupations, All Other (644,075 filings, $88,489). The top 12 roles span IT, engineering, finance, and management, reflecting strong demand in technology and analyst positions.

Median wages across the top occupations range from $67,500 (Accountants and Auditors) to $150,000 (Computer and Information Systems Managers), with most roles clustering between $68,000 and $102,000. Use the sortable table to filter by filing volume, wage, or occupation category to identify sponsorship trends and prevailing wage benchmarks.

H-1B occupations by filings
H-1B salary by job title
software developer H-1B wages
top H-1B job categories
prevailing wage by occupation
computer occupations H-1B

Total filings

8,544,150

Occupations tracked

100

Top-5 concentration

57.5%

of all H-1B filings

Biggest YoY mover

15-2051 -1.1 pp

Data Scientists

Biggest share movers, FY2025 → FY2026

Year-over-year change in each occupation’s share of national H-1B filings (in percentage points). Positive bars = gained share; negative = lost. SOC code labels — hover for the full title.

100 occupations

Showing 1–50 of 100 occupations

#	SOC	Title	Filings	Median wage
1	15-1252	Software Developers	2,765,226	$102,000
2	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	792,250	$70,000
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	644,075	$88,489
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	367,097	$81,328
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	340,799	$102,700
6	15-1251	Computer Programmers	307,209	$68,640
7	13-1111	Management Analysts	220,414	$78,707
8	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	163,725	$85,000
9	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	155,662	$150,000
10	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	154,950	$67,500
11	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	135,602	$84,000
12	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	112,895	$89,217
13	15-1242	Database Administrators	106,820	$84,000
14	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	106,242	$60,320
15	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	100,500	$59,592
16	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	98,627	$185,000
17	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	97,842	$90,000
18	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	94,342	$109,470
19	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	83,967	$76,000
20	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	80,044	$95,493
21	17-2051	Civil Engineers	73,095	$75,000
22	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	70,778	$89,378
23	19-4021	Biological Technicians	66,960	$54,000
24	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	64,965	$105,144
25	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	56,526	$57,100
26	11-1021	General and Operations Managers	52,572	$113,714
27	29-1123	Physical Therapists	46,243	$70,803
28	15-2041	Statisticians	42,431	$90,200
29	15-1243	Database Architects	39,482	$96,500
30	15-1241	Computer Network Architects	38,479	$89,000
31	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	36,921	$48,228
32	27-1024	Graphic Designers	36,600	$70,000
33	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	34,895	$110,000
34	11-2021	Marketing Managers	32,945	$122,832
35	17-1011	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	30,947	$65,000
36	41-9031	Sales Engineers	29,702	$100,000
37	11-3031	Financial Managers	28,893	$125,000
38	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	28,296	$75,000
39	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	27,913	$49,317
40	19-2012	Physicists	27,908	$80,205
41	29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	26,708	$56,576
42	13-1081	Logisticians	25,148	$75,000
43	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	24,777	$137,000
44	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	22,783	$110,160
45	23-1011	Lawyers	22,007	$140,000
46	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	21,921	$135,054
47	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	20,607	$50,112
48	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	18,902	$92,000
49	19-2031	Chemists	18,798	$70,000
50	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	18,704	$87,600
51	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	18,455	$73,500
52	15-1254	Web Developers	18,375	$69,950
53	13-1071	Human Resources Specialists	17,457	$60,100
54	29-1021	Dentists, General	17,424	$143,000
55	29-1051	Pharmacists	17,095	$114,608
56	13-1082	Project Management Specialists	16,396	$128,544
57	17-2061	Computer Hardware Engineers	16,393	$123,784
58	11-2022	Sales Managers	16,102	$110,053
59	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	15,151	$90,000
60	11-1011	Chief Executives	14,642	$166,400
61	11-3071	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	14,581	$108,819
62	15-1232	Computer User Support Specialists	13,806	$74,110
63	13-1051	Cost Estimators	13,578	$75,000
64	13-1041	Compliance Officers	13,317	$75,171
65	19-3011	Economists	12,851	$94,924
66	17-2131	Materials Engineers	12,778	$91,470
67	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	12,209	$100,000
68	11-9111	Medical and Health Services Managers	11,926	$83,000
69	15-1255	Web and Digital Interface Designers	11,853	$80,000
70	29-1216	General Internal Medicine Physicians	11,846	$175,000
71	27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	11,769	$52,000
72	13-1151	Training and Development Specialists	11,051	$70,304
73	11-9021	Construction Managers	10,698	$81,286
74	11-3051	Industrial Production Managers	10,438	$96,000
75	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	10,155	$62,500
76	29-1122	Occupational Therapists	9,658	$71,739
77	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	9,161	$56,950
78	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	9,087	$88,150
79	29-1221	Pediatricians, General	8,611	$180,000
80	29-1215	Family Medicine Physicians	8,203	$180,000
81	23-1012	Judicial Law Clerks	8,040	$64,480
82	29-1141	Registered Nurses	7,495	$69,826
83	27-1025	Interior Designers	7,494	$55,000
84	19-1022	Microbiologists	7,436	$86,570
85	15-1231	Computer Network Support Specialists	7,359	$67,205
86	15-2011	Actuaries	7,274	$93,840
87	29-1127	Speech-Language Pathologists	7,249	$71,104
88	21-1015	Rehabilitation Counselors	7,099	$39,127
89	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	6,762	$103,774
90	29-1223	Psychiatrists	6,541	$210,000
91	13-2031	Budget Analysts	6,484	$57,812
92	15-1199	Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	6,482	$69,170
93	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	6,269	$53,003
94	27-1011	Art Directors	6,167	$96,000
95	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6,042	$81,600
96	11-9199	Managers, All Other	5,981	$111,000
97	13-1199	Business Operations Specialists, All Other	5,980	$63,710
98	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	5,934	$105,000
99	29-1131	Veterinarians	5,903	$94,000
100	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	5,899	$65,000

Showing 1–50 of 100 occupations