H1B Report
US stateRIRank #35Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in Rhode Island

11,241 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Rhode Island across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings
11,241
Rank #35 nationally
National share
0.3%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
8.8%
Brown University
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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Top sponsoring employers

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

#EmployerFilingsShare
1Brown University3118.8%
2CVS Pharmacy Inc.2376.7%
3Citizens Financial Group, Inc.1875.3%
Brown University
311
CVS Pharmacy Inc.
237
Citizens Financial Group, …
187

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in Rhode Island.

#SOCTitleFilings
115-1252Software Developers3,756
215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other1,184
315-2051Data Scientists724
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers694
515-1211Computer Systems Analysts375
615-1251Computer Programmers300
729-1229Physicians, All Other222
811-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers175
915-1242Database Administrators171
1017-2112Industrial Engineers166
Software Developers
3,756
Computer Occupations, All …
1,184
Data Scientists
724
Software Quality Assurance…
694
Computer Systems Analysts
375
Computer Programmers
300
Physicians, All Other
222
Computer and Information S…
175
Database Administrators
171
Industrial Engineers
166

Filings by fiscal year

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

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