US stateMTRank #52Updated Sep 2026
H-1B sponsorship in Montana
3,234 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
196
Rank #52 nationally · FY2026
National share
0.0%
of US H-1B filings · FY2026
Top sponsor share
19.6%
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 | 378 | 19.6% |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 108 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Billings Clinic | 103 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Montana Technological University, which is part of The University of Montana | 76 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC. | 56 | 2.9% |
| 6 | National Institutes of Health, HHS | 54 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Benefis Health System Inc | 53 | 2.8% |
| 8 | Oracle America, Inc. | 48 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Deloitte Consulting LLP | 41 | 2.1% |
| 10 | BIG SKY GLOBAL, LLC | 36 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Northeast Montana Health Services, Inc. | 28 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Cogent Healthcare of Montana, PC | 28 | 1.4% |
| 13 | HCL AMERICA INC | 24 | 1.3% |
| 14 | Brockton School District 55F | 23 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Sagitec Solutions, LLC | 20 | 1.0% |
Montana State University
378
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
108
Billings Clinic
103
Montana Technological Univ…
76
Avant Healthcare Professio…
56
National Institutes of Hea…
54
Benefis Health System Inc
53
Oracle America, Inc.
48
Deloitte Consulting LLP
41
BIG SKY GLOBAL, LLC
36
Northeast Montana Health S…
28
Cogent Healthcare of Monta…
28
HCL AMERICA INC
24
Brockton School District 55F
23
Sagitec Solutions, LLC
20
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most for worksites in Montana.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 381 |
| 2 | 29-2011 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 260 |
| 3 | 29-1229 | Physicians, All Other | 182 |
| 4 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 143 |
| 5 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 121 |
| 6 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 111 |
| 7 | 29-1141 | Registered Nurses | 110 |
| 8 | 25-1042 | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 90 |
| 9 | 19-1021 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | 82 |
| 10 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 67 |
Software Developers
381
Medical and Clinical Labor…
260
Physicians, All Other
182
Computer Systems Analysts
143
Computer Occupations, All …
121
Medical Scientists, Except…
111
Registered Nurses
110
Biological Science Teacher…
90
Biochemists and Biophysici…
82
Data Scientists
67
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 | 196 |
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