DOL OFLC, H-1B Temporary Visa Program

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DOL OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR CERTIFICATION H-1B Temporary Specialty Occupations Labor Condition Program – Selected Statistics, FY 2016 Applications Received1 FY 2016 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 % FY Change from FY15 618,266 83,748 323,817 114,677 96,024 3.9% Applications Processed Determinations FY 2016 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations 647,852 93,232 325,633 122,765 106,222 - Certified 591,398 79,996 304,471 110,642 96,289 Top 10 Occupations - Denied 9,220 1,274 4,573 1,678 1,695 - Withdrawn 47,234 11,962 16,589 10,445 8,238 Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely 1,273,036 246,831 621,046 206,203 198,956 1,212,329 225,304 599,010 198,148 189,867 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Top Occupations 21% 26% Computer Systems Analysts Software Developers, App Computer Programmers Computer Occupations, Other Software Developers, Sys Soft Management Analysts Top 10 States 15% Accountants & Auditors 8% 9% Financial Analysts Operations Research Analysts Elect. Engineers, Exc. Computers Remaining Occupations 2% 2% 2% 4% 5% 6% Top States 30% 19% 10% 9% 6% 6% 6% 3% 3% 4% 4% California Texas New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois Georgia Florida Massachusetts Washington Remaining States 1 Please note that applications received will not match posted disclosure data as this data set only includes adjudicated applications. Top 10 Employers Review of Positions Certified FY 2016 (% of total certified FY 2016) Computer Systems Analysts 320,222 26.4% Software Developers, Applications 184,658 15.2% Computer Programmers 108,367 8.9% Computer Occupations, All Other Software Developers, Systems Software 101,213 8.3% 77,823 6.4% Management Analysts 58,305 4.8% Accountants And Auditors 52,541 4.3% Financial Analysts 23,431 1.9% Operations Research Analysts Electrical Engineers, Except Computers California Texas New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois Georgia Florida Washington 19,339 1.6% 18,662 1.5% 230,666 19.0% 121,299 10.0% 103,754 8.6% 78,034 6.4% 75,950 6.3% 70,996 5.9% 44,269 3.7% 44,047 3.6% 42,615 3.5% Massachusetts 42,504 3.5% Deloitte Consulting LLP 122,384 10.1% Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp. 97,509 8.0% Capgemini America Inc. 43,864 3.6% Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP 33,311 2.7% Wipro Limited 32,251 2.7% Deloitte & Touche LLP 29,311 2.4% Infosys Limited 25,326 2.1% Apple, Inc. 23,096 1.9% Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC Tata Consultancy Services Limited 20,932 1.7% 17,116 1.4% Data as of Sept.

30, 2016. Data includes H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 Specialty Occupations Labor Condition Programs. All figures are rounded and not audited.