H1B Report
US stateNYRank #3Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in New York

308,634 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in New York across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings
308,634
Rank #3 nationally
National share
8.1%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
3.3%
Ernst & Young U.…
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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Top sponsoring employers

Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in New York. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.

#EmployerFilingsShare
1Ernst & Young U.S. LLP3,8103.3%
2Google LLC2,9862.5%
3AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)2,0221.7%
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
3,810
Google LLC
2,986
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)
2,022

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in New York.

Software Developers
60,509
Data Scientists
27,137
Financial and Investment A…
17,144
Computer Occupations, All …
15,019
Computer and Information S…
14,454
Accountants and Auditors
8,985
Computer Systems Analysts
6,226
Management Analysts
6,161
Financial Specialists, All…
6,011
Market Research Analysts a…
5,122

Filings by fiscal year

New York H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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