Occupations with the Most H-1B Filings

Occupations ranked by total H-1B Labor Condition Application filings (DOL OFLC).

The top-ranked entry is Software Developers at 47,556 (H-1B filings). The full top 100 is listed below.

Ranked list of U.S. occupations from BLS and DOL data.
# Occupation H-1B Filings
1 Software Developers 47,556 H-1B filings
2 Computer Occupations, All Other 18,071 H-1B filings
3 Computer Programmers 15,603 H-1B filings
4 Computer Systems Analysts 14,611 H-1B filings
5 Data Scientists 14,497 H-1B filings
6 Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 13,870 H-1B filings
7 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3,854 H-1B filings
8 Computer and Information Systems Managers 2,681 H-1B filings
9 Mechanical Engineers 2,503 H-1B filings
10 Industrial Engineers 2,208 H-1B filings
11 Accountants and Auditors 1,992 H-1B filings
12 Operations Research Analysts 1,930 H-1B filings
13 Financial and Investment Analysts 1,748 H-1B filings
14 Electrical Engineers 1,535 H-1B filings
15 Management Analysts 1,505 H-1B filings
16 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,411 H-1B filings
17 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,406 H-1B filings
18 Biological Scientists, All Other 1,265 H-1B filings
19 Database Administrators 1,229 H-1B filings
20 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,147 H-1B filings
21 Statisticians 1,123 H-1B filings
22 Civil Engineers 1,099 H-1B filings
23 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,004 H-1B filings
24 Information Security Analysts 838 H-1B filings
25 Physicians, All Other 831 H-1B filings
26 Biochemists and Biophysicists 820 H-1B filings
27 Financial Specialists, All Other 808 H-1B filings
28 Database Architects 805 H-1B filings
29 Engineers, All Other 568 H-1B filings
30 Computer and Information Research Scientists 542 H-1B filings
31 Marketing Managers 538 H-1B filings
32 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 531 H-1B filings
33 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 521 H-1B filings
34 Lawyers 485 H-1B filings
35 Architectural and Engineering Managers 481 H-1B filings
36 Logisticians 480 H-1B filings
37 Chemists 466 H-1B filings
38 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 459 H-1B filings
39 Sales Engineers 449 H-1B filings
40 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 421 H-1B filings
41 General and Operations Managers 419 H-1B filings
42 Computer Network Architects 411 H-1B filings
43 Financial Managers 406 H-1B filings
44 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 360 H-1B filings
45 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 349 H-1B filings
46 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 346 H-1B filings
47 Project Management Specialists 345 H-1B filings
48 Graphic Designers 323 H-1B filings
49 Physicists 307 H-1B filings
50 Web and Digital Interface Designers 303 H-1B filings
51 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 273 H-1B filings
52 Materials Engineers 271 H-1B filings
53 Financial Risk Specialists 268 H-1B filings
54 Physical Therapists 263 H-1B filings
55 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 253 H-1B filings
56 Construction Managers 252 H-1B filings
57 Business Teachers, Postsecondary 250 H-1B filings
58 Computer Hardware Engineers 232 H-1B filings
59 Dentists, General 230 H-1B filings
60 Biological Technicians 230 H-1B filings
61 Chemical Engineers 229 H-1B filings
62 Compliance Officers 216 H-1B filings
63 Economists 206 H-1B filings
64 Natural Sciences Managers 183 H-1B filings
65 Commercial and Industrial Designers 180 H-1B filings
66 General Internal Medicine Physicians 180 H-1B filings
67 Industrial Production Managers 175 H-1B filings
68 Cost Estimators 175 H-1B filings
69 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 171 H-1B filings
70 Materials Scientists 171 H-1B filings
71 Sales Managers 166 H-1B filings
72 Human Resources Specialists 160 H-1B filings
73 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 157 H-1B filings
74 Web Developers 147 H-1B filings
75 Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 143 H-1B filings
76 Public Relations Specialists 139 H-1B filings
77 Managers, All Other 138 H-1B filings
78 Rehabilitation Counselors 137 H-1B filings
79 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 129 H-1B filings
80 Chief Executives 125 H-1B filings
81 Environmental Engineers 124 H-1B filings
82 Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 120 H-1B filings
83 Pediatricians, General 119 H-1B filings
84 Medical and Health Services Managers 115 H-1B filings
85 Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 113 H-1B filings
86 Family Medicine Physicians 111 H-1B filings
87 Interior Designers 111 H-1B filings
88 Registered Nurses 110 H-1B filings
89 Instructional Coordinators 108 H-1B filings
90 Microbiologists 108 H-1B filings
91 Mathematicians 105 H-1B filings
92 Veterinarians 101 H-1B filings
93 Surgeons, All Other 101 H-1B filings
94 Pharmacists 100 H-1B filings
95 Social Science Research Assistants 96 H-1B filings
96 Actuaries 95 H-1B filings
97 Food Scientists and Technologists 94 H-1B filings
98 Soil and Plant Scientists 91 H-1B filings
99 Training and Development Specialists 89 H-1B filings
100 Architectural and Civil Drafters 88 H-1B filings

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