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 2019 YTD Applications Received1 FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 % Change FY 2018 405,656 85,682 319,974 -- -- 0.6% Applications Processed Determinations FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations 412,424 96,673 315,751 - Certified 380,277 82,872 297,404 - Denied 4,082 1,475 2,607 - Withdrawn 28,065 12,325 15,740 Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely 674,003 181,858 492,145 649,275 174,244 475,031 100% 100% 100% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Review of Positions Certified FY 2019 YTD (% of total certified FY 2019 YTD) Software Developers, Applications 204,096 31.4% Computer Systems Analysts 57,878 8.9% Computer Systems Analysts 57,800 8.9% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Software Developers, System Software Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Operations Research Analysts 51,134 7.9% 28,520 4.4% 20,893 3.2% Computer Programmers 18,677 2.9% Management Analysts 15,359 2.4% Mechanical Engineers 12,338 1.9% Top Occupations 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% 3.2% 4.1% 4.9% 2.8% 2.9% 3.7% 4.0% 4.2% 23.5% 35.1% 9.5% 7.7% 7.0% Top States 23.8% 28.6% 12.0% 5.3% 5.5% 7.3% Software Developers, Apps Computer Sys Analysts Software Developers, Sys. Soft. Computer Occup, All Other Electronics Engineers, Exct Comp Operations Research Analysts Computer Programmers Management Analysts Comp & Info Sys Mgrs Electrical Engineers Remaining Occupations Top 10 States California Texas Washington New Jersey New York Illinois Pennsylvania Florida Ohio Massachusetts Remaining States Top 10 Employers 1“Applications Received” is derived from data not publicly disclosed. Statisticians California Texas New York New Jersey Washington Illinois Florida Massachusetts Pennsylvania Georgia 10,786 1.7% 186,051 28.7% 64,664 10.0% 47,878 7.4% 30,606 4.7% 29,268 4.5% 27,854 4.3% 23,406 3.6% 23,180 3.6% 21,375 3.3% 18,877 2.9% Deloitte Consulting, LLP 45,637 7.0% Apple, Inc. Infosys Limited Cognizant Technology Solutions, US Corporation Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Kforce, Inc. Tata Consultancy Services Limited 22,109 3.4% 16,127 2.5% 15,672 2.4% 14,412 2.2% 13,123 2.0% 11,118 1.7% Wipro Limited 10,513 1.6% Cisco Systems, Inc. 9,559 1.5% Amazon.com Services, Inc. 9,532 1.5% Data as of March 31, 2019.

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