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 85,242 85,242 -- -- -- 0.2% Applications Processed Determinations FYTD Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Determinations 97,572 97,572 - Certified 83,767 83,767 - Denied 1,475 1,475 - Withdrawn 12,330 12,330 Positions Requested Positions Certified Processed Timely 182,809 182,809 175,189 175,189 100% 100% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Top Occupations Software Developers, Apps Computer Sys Analysts Software Developers, Sys. Soft. Computer Occup, All Other 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% Electronics Engineers, Exct Comp Operations Research Analysts Top 10 States 9.5% 7.7% 7.0% Computer Programmers Management Analysts Comp & Info Sys Mgrs Electrical Engineers Remaining Occupations Top States 23.8% 28.6% 12.0% 5.3% 5.5% 7.3% 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. Review of Positions Certified FY 2019 YTD (% of total certified FY 2019 YTD) Software Developers, Applications Computer Systems Analysts 16,616 61,442 35.1% 9.5% Top 10 Occupations (based on SOC Codes) Software Developers, System Software Computer Occupations, All Other Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Operations Research Analysts 13,471 7.7% 12,208 7.0% 8,514 4.9% 7,104 4.1% Computer Programmers 5,611 3.2% Management Analysts 3,516 2.0% Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,977 1.7% Electrical Engineers 2,570 1.5% California Texas Washington New Jersey New York Illinois Pennsylvania Florida Ohio Massachusetts 50,073 28.6% 20,998 12.0% 12,867 7.3% 9,697 5.5% 9,221 5.3% 7,283 4.2% 6,948 4.0% 6,509 3.7% 5,019 2.9% 4,834 2.8% Deloitte Consulting, LLP 18,306 10.4% Apple, Inc. KForce, Inc. 16,426 9.4% 10,292 5.9% Amazon.com Services, Inc. 5,485 3.1% HCL America, Inc. 5,085 2.9% Cognizant Technology Solutions, US Corp. Facebook, Inc. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Intel Corporation Oracle America, Inc. 4,725 2.7% 4,133 2.4% 3,271 1.9% 2,913 1.7% 2,279 1.3% Data as of December 31, 2018.

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