US stateMTRank #52Updated Jun 2026
H-1B sponsorship in Montana
3,134 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Montana across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.
Total filings
96
Rank #52 nationally · FY2026
National share
0.0%
of US H-1B filings · FY2026
Top sponsor share
20.2%
Montana State … · all years
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Develop… · all years
Top sponsoring employers
Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Montana. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.
| # | Employer | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana State University | 367 | 20.2% |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 108 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Billings Clinic | 89 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Montana Technological University, which is part of The University of Montana | 69 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. | 53 | 2.9% |
| 6 | National Institutes of Health, HHS | 52 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Oracle America, Inc. | 48 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Benefis Health System Inc | 45 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 40 | 2.2% |
| 10 | BIG SKY GLOBAL, LLC | 36 | 2.0% |
| 11 | Cogent Healthcare of Montana, PC | 28 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Northeast Montana Health Services, Inc. | 27 | 1.5% |
| 13 | HCL AMERICA INC | 24 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Brockton School District 55F | 23 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Sagitec Solutions, LLC | 19 | 1.1% |
Montana State University
367
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
108
Billings Clinic
89
Montana Technological Univ…
69
Avant Healthcare Professio…
53
National Institutes of Hea…
52
Oracle America, Inc.
48
Benefis Health System Inc
45
Deloitte Consulting LLP
40
BIG SKY GLOBAL, LLC
36
Cogent Healthcare of Monta…
28
Northeast Montana Health S…
27
HCL AMERICA INC
24
Brockton School District 55F
23
Sagitec Solutions, LLC
19
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most for worksites in Montana.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 378 |
| 2 | 29-2011 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 247 |
| 3 | 29-1229 | Physicians, All Other | 173 |
| 4 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 139 |
| 5 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 121 |
| 6 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 107 |
| 7 | 29-1141 | Registered Nurses | 106 |
| 8 | 25-1042 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 88 |
| 9 | 19-1021 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 79 |
| 10 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 66 |
Software Developers
378
Medical and Clinical Labor…
247
Physicians, All Other
173
Computer Systems Analysts
139
Computer Occupations, All …
121
Medical Scientists, Except…
107
Registered Nurses
106
Biological Science Teacher…
88
Biochemists and Biophysici…
79
Data Scientists
66
Filings by fiscal year
Montana H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 152 |
| FY2011 | 163 |
| FY2012 | 137 |
| FY2013 | 156 |
| FY2014 | 134 |
| FY2015 | 205 |
| FY2016 | 191 |
| FY2017 | 194 |
| FY2018 | 230 |
| FY2019 | 29 |
| FY2020 | 159 |
| FY2021 | 310 |
| FY2022 | 224 |
| FY2023 | 272 |
| FY2024 | 261 |
| FY2025 | 221 |
| FY2026 | 96 |
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