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 2017 YTD Applications Received YTD Q1 Q2 407,422 83,167 324,255 Q3 -- Q4 -- Applications Processed Determinations YTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations 420,436 93,529 326,907 - Certified 386,173 80,402 305,771 - Denied 5,512 1,369 4,143 - Withdrawn 28,751 11,758 16,993 Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely 799,282 172,980 626,302 768,012 166,270 601,742 100% 100% 100% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Top Occupations Computer Systems Analysts Software Developers, App Computer Programmers Computer Occupations, Other Software Developers, Sys Soft 24% 22% 9% 10% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 6% 15% Management Analysts Accountants & Auditors Elect. Engineers, Exc. Computers Operations Research Analysts Financial Analysts Remaining Occupations Review of Positions Certified FY 2017TD (% of total certified FY 2017TD) Computer Systems Analysts Software Developers, Applications 165,799 21.6% 118,275 15.4% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Computer Programmers 73,696 9.6% Computer Occupations, All Others Software Developers, System Software 67,972 8.9% 47,341 6.2% Management Analysts 33,310 4.3% Accountants and Auditors 23,006 3.0% Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Operations Research Analysts 22,985 3.0% 18,947 2.5% Financial Analysts 13,557 1.8% Top 10 States California Texas New York New Jersey Illinois Pennsylvania Washington Massachusetts Florida Georgia 189,272 24.6% 79,804 10.4% 60,271 7.8% 46,520 6.1% 37,594 4.9% 34,533 4.5% 32,499 4.2% 26,102 3.4% 25,933 3.4% 24,202 3.2% Top States 28% 25% 10% 5% 6% 8% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% California Texas New York New Jersey Illinois Pennsylvania Washington Massachusetts Florida Georgia Remaining States 1 Please note that applications received will not match posted disclosure data as that data set only includes adjudicated applications. Deloitte Consulting, LLP 62,928 8.2% Cognizant Technology Solutions, US Corporation Apple, Inc. 37,866 4.9% 24,395 3.2% Deloitte & Touche, LLP 19,193 2.5% Top 10 Employers Mphasis Corporation.

15,903 2.1% HCL America, Inc. 14,590 1.9% Infosys Limited Tata Consultancy Services Limited Wipro Limited 13,057 1.7% 11,956 1.6% 10,713 1.4% Capgemini America, Inc. 10,171 1.3% Data as of March 31, 2017. Data includes H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3 Specialty Occupations Labor Condition Programs. All figures are rounded and not audited