H1B Report
NAICS industry sectorNAICS 54Rank #1Updated May 2026

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 54. 1,972,263 filings from 39,035 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings
1,972,263
Rank #1
Employers
39,035
distinct sponsors
Filings / employer
51
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Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector year over year.

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
65,207
Google LLC
26,107
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
23,247
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …
20,102
INFOSYS LIMITED
14,069
Accenture LLP
8,613
Deloitte Consulting LLP
8,217
HCL AMERICA INC
7,942
IBM Corporation
7,266
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
6,845

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

Software Developers
841,013
Computer Occupations, All …
215,595
Computer Systems Analysts
100,637
Software Quality Assurance…
93,920
Data Scientists
84,435
Computer Programmers
48,846
Management Analysts
43,685
Accountants and Auditors
40,269
Computer and Information S…
29,984
Database Administrators
29,177

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector.

#StateFilings
1CA348,103
2TX311,714
3NJ135,484
4NY126,193
5IL102,364
6GA87,717
7NC83,455
8PA67,272
9FL66,719
10MA66,471
CA
348,103
TX
311,714
NJ
135,484
NY
126,193
IL
102,364
GA
87,717
NC
83,455
PA
67,272
FL
66,719
MA
66,471
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