Occupation leaderboard · FY2025

Top H-1B Occupations FY2025

SOC occupations ranked by H-1B filing volume across FY2020–FY2025. The list is dominated by tech roles (15-xxxx series) and engineering occupations (17-xxxx).

Summary

Software Developers dominate H-1B sponsorships with 1,400,940 filings and a median wage of $116,251, representing the largest single occupation category. Computer-related roles occupy the top positions, including Computer Occupations, All Other (289,708 filings), Data Scientists (213,508 filings), and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (134,517 filings).

Beyond technology, management and engineering roles round out the top 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers earn the highest median wage at $165,000 with 89,718 filings, while traditional occupations like Accountants and Auditors (57,049 filings, $84,240) and Mechanical Engineers (54,681 filings, $95,200) also appear frequently. Together, the top 15 occupations span computer science, engineering, finance, and education sectors, reflecting H-1B sponsorship patterns across multiple industries.

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Top 10 at a glance

Computer Occupations and Software Developers dwarf the rest of the list.

Software Developers

1,400,940 · 15-1252

Computer Occupations, All Other

289,708 · 15-1299

Data Scientists

213,508 · 15-2051

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

134,517 · 15-1253

Computer Systems Analysts

121,469 · 15-1211

Computer and Information Systems Managers

89,718 · 11-3021

Industrial Engineers

59,667 · 17-2112

Accountants and Auditors

57,049 · 13-2011

Management Analysts

56,634 · 13-1111

Mechanical Engineers

54,681 · 17-2141

Distribution

Long-tail spread across 100 SOC codes.

median 7,753

#1: 1,400,940rank#100: 1,984

100 ranked entries

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#	Entity	SOC	Filings	Median wage
1	Software Developers	15-1252	1,400,940	$116,251
2	Computer Occupations, All Other	15-1299	289,708	$101,920
3	Data Scientists	15-2051	213,508	$114,941
4	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	15-1253	134,517	$96,000
5	Computer Systems Analysts	15-1211	121,469	$100,000
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	11-3021	89,718	$165,000
7	Industrial Engineers	17-2112	59,667	$97,887
8	Accountants and Auditors	13-2011	57,049	$84,240
9	Management Analysts	13-1111	56,634	$100,000
10	Mechanical Engineers	17-2141	54,681	$95,200
11	Financial and Investment Analysts	13-2051	54,243	$100,000
12	Computer Programmers	15-1251	53,885	$86,965
13	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	17-2072	43,914	$128,300
14	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1042	43,333	$98,752
15	Database Administrators	15-1242	41,827	$96,720
16	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	19-1042	41,673	$67,980
17	Operations Research Analysts	15-2031	38,014	$115,000
18	Physicians, All Other	29-1229	34,008	$230,000
19	Civil Engineers	17-2051	30,551	$84,000
20	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	13-1161	29,970	$75,000
21	Electrical Engineers	17-2071	29,152	$104,794
22	Information Security Analysts	15-1212	25,873	$120,000
23	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	15-1244	24,718	$94,182
24	Biochemists and Biophysicists	19-1021	24,684	$64,104
25	Biological Technicians	19-4021	23,209	$64,896
26	General and Operations Managers	11-1021	19,571	$138,087
27	Database Architects	15-1243	19,296	$114,758
28	Statisticians	15-2041	18,964	$108,771
29	Financial Specialists, All Other	13-2099	16,573	$126,000
30	Computer Network Architects	15-1241	16,428	$102,274
31	Computer and Information Research Scientists	15-1221	15,471	$155,700
32	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	29-2011	14,783	$59,405
33	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	25-2021	14,592	$55,000
34	Biological Scientists, All Other	19-1029	13,622	$85,000
35	Graphic Designers	27-1024	13,192	$89,814
36	Marketing Managers	11-2021	12,547	$145,040
37	Physicists	19-2012	12,498	$92,392
38	Logisticians	13-1081	11,670	$88,000
39	Sales Engineers	41-9031	11,650	$120,000
40	Physical Therapists	29-1123	11,435	$82,410
41	Architectural and Engineering Managers	11-9041	10,861	$168,334
42	Financial Managers	11-3031	10,484	$151,000
43	Engineers, All Other	17-2199	10,460	$101,562
44	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	25-2031	10,199	$54,728
45	Project Management Specialists	13-1082	9,292	$142,126
46	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	17-1011	8,707	$72,000
47	Lawyers	23-1011	8,358	$165,000
48	Computer Hardware Engineers	17-2061	8,302	$150,000
49	Chemical Engineers	17-2041	8,238	$96,013
50	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11-3071	7,757	$121,000
51	Materials Engineers	17-2131	7,753	$98,155
52	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1071	7,561	$150,000
53	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	19-2021	7,399	$58,608
54	Social Science Research Assistants	19-4061	7,055	$114,100
55	Dentists, General	29-1021	7,011	$156,000
56	Financial Risk Specialists	13-2054	6,791	$112,243
57	Commercial and Industrial Designers	27-1021	6,322	$105,000
58	Chief Executives	11-1011	6,128	$185,328
59	Chemists	19-2031	6,015	$82,000
60	Compliance Officers	13-1041	5,882	$85,946
61	Web and Digital Interface Designers	15-1255	5,655	$86,000
62	Sales Managers	11-2022	5,623	$136,600
63	Economists	19-3011	5,422	$110,000
64	Cost Estimators	13-1051	5,300	$88,000
65	Construction Managers	11-9021	4,879	$90,000
66	Human Resources Specialists	13-1071	4,858	$73,152
67	General Internal Medicine Physicians	29-1216	4,819	$199,000
68	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1124	4,708	$64,333
69	Industrial Production Managers	11-3051	4,251	$118,000
70	Rehabilitation Counselors	21-1015	4,151	$38,605
71	Medical and Health Services Managers	11-9111	3,984	$110,000
72	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	25-9044	3,866	$70,000
73	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	17-2031	3,711	$102,000
74	Microbiologists	19-1022	3,679	$99,900
75	Pediatricians, General	29-1221	3,637	$210,123
76	Computer User Support Specialists	15-1232	3,593	$94,700
77	Web Developers	15-1254	3,471	$85,000
78	Judicial Law Clerks	23-1012	3,448	$81,591
79	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1021	3,175	$88,000
80	Public Relations Specialists	27-3031	3,125	$63,814
81	Registered Nurses	29-1141	3,097	$75,192
82	Managers, All Other	11-9199	3,036	$123,000
83	Actuaries	15-2011	2,794	$115,000
84	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1011	2,746	$113,300
85	Family Medicine Physicians	29-1215	2,684	$218,500
86	Pharmacists	29-1051	2,647	$124,800
87	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	25-1041	2,604	$120,000
88	Speech-Language Pathologists	29-1127	2,581	$85,176
89	Interior Designers	27-1025	2,580	$65,000
90	Neurologists	29-1217	2,410	$273,250
91	Cardiologists	29-1212	2,388	$438,979
92	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	25-2056	2,385	$56,548
93	Psychiatrists	29-1223	2,346	$250,000
94	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	25-2022	2,242	$55,000
95	Mental Health Counselors	21-1014	2,242	$59,915
96	Training and Development Specialists	13-1151	2,199	$80,100
97	Natural Sciences Managers	11-9121	2,163	$75,000
98	Veterinarians	29-1131	2,098	$123,772
99	Surgeons, All Other	29-1249	2,065	$350,000
100	Occupational Therapists	29-1122	1,984	$75,816

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Methodology

Sourced from the SOC classifier’s output on each LCA disclosure. Records that failed automated classification (about 4.7% of the corpus) are excluded from this ranking. Median wage is computed across all certified and pending filings for the SOC, with out-of-band values (< $20k, > $1M) clipped.