11 Interesting Statistics On H1B Visa & Green Card Applications

The United States of America is world’s most powerful country in terms of economic development, military capability and technological innovations and discoveries. The US Dollar, which is the official currency of USA is a standard which is followed in every country on this Earth.

The American society, in general, appreciates the failures of a person and celebrates his victories. No wonder there are millions of people are wish to experience the “American Dream” and become part of a country which appreciates hard work and talent.

And interestingly, it’s the Indians who received maximum number Green Cards (permanent residentship) in the year 2013, along with the highest average salary! 25,375 Indians received Green Card, with an average salary of 100,673.

Herein, we are presenting before you 11 interesting insights into American work visa and Green card applications for the year 2013. As per Myvisajobs.com, which published this information, it is based on 442,275 Labor Condition Application(LCA) filed by 55,470 U.S. employers between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013.

As far as the green cards go, the findings were created based on 44,152 permanent labor certifications reviewed and decided upon by Department of Labor in fiscal year 2013. The number of employers included is 14,980.

1) Top 10 US Companies which sponsored Green Cards in 2013, along with average salary:

Rank	Green Card Sponsor	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Intel	1,173	$134,173
2	Microsoft	622	$118,351
3	Oracle America	541	$116,868
4	Google	329	$129,876
5	Cisco Systems	311	$113,537
6	Amazon Corporate	288	$119,069
7	Cognizant Technology Solutions	274	$101,201
8	Apple	225	$130,602
9	Hcl America	207	$109,506
10	Yahoo!	192	$117,921

2) Top H1B Visa Sponsors in US:

Rank	H1B Visa Sponsor	Number of LCA *	Average Salary
1	Infosys	32,379	$76,494
2	Tata Consultancy Services	8,785	$66,113
3	Wipro	6,733	$69,953
4	Deloitte Consulting	6,165	$98,980
5	Ibm	5,839	$87,789
6	Accenture	5,099	$70,878
7	Larsen & Toubro Infotech	4,380	$59,933
8	Microsoft	3,911	$113,408
9	Hcl America	3,012	$81,376
10	Satyam Computer Services	2,249	$73,374

3) Top 10 countries whose citizens received the maximum number of Green Cards, along with average salary:

Rank	Citizenship Country	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	India	25,375	$100,673
2	China	2,502	$94,512
3	South Korea	2,044	$73,024
4	Canada	1,881	$116,716
5	Philippines	1,340	$66,793
6	Mexico	1,299	$63,420
7	United Kingdom	644	$117,752
8	Taiwan	514	$84,691
9	Pakistan	509	$110,310
10	Japan	378	$82,313

4) Which Visas received the maximum number of Green Cards?

Rank	Benificiary Visa Status	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	H-1B	35,313	$101,795
2	L-1	1,546	$106,397
3	F-1	1,155	$73,209
4	Parolee	780	$108,103
5	B-2	444	$50,287
6	EWI	418	$36,899
7	E-2	359	$83,692
8	TN	353	$100,708
9	Not in USA	299	$72,451
10	H-4	98	$87,412

5) Top 10 job titles which received maximum number of Green Cards?

Rank	Job Title	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Software Developers, Applications	10,539	$99,818
2	Computer Systems Analysts	3,115	$97,505
3	Software Developers, Systems Software	1,965	$116,473
4	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	1,521	$114,528
5	Computer Systems Analyst	973	$90,788
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	940	$130,298
7	Software Developer, Applications	667	$91,246
8	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	571	$90,347
9	Accountants and Auditors	564	$82,678
10	Internists, General	529	$186,273

6) Top 10 job titles which received maximum H1B visas:

Rank	Job Title	Number of LCA *	Average Salary
1	Programmer Analyst	33,039	$65,014
2	Software Engineer	14,419	$86,277
3	Computer Programmer	9,614	$62,824
4	Systems Analyst	9,290	$67,550
5	Business Analyst	4,749	$66,502
6	Computer Systems Analyst	4,701	$68,719
7	Software Developer	3,888	$80,409
8	Physical Therapist	3,872	$66,573
9	Assistant Professor	3,797	$94,509
10	Senior Consultant	3,737	$100,425

 7) Top 10 locations in USA where H1B visa holders went to work:

Rank	Work City	Number of LCA *	Average Salary
1	New York, NY	28,528	$94,379
2	Houston, TX	11,996	$82,884
3	San Francisco, CA	7,262	$95,312
4	Chicago, IL	6,588	$78,476
5	Atlanta, GA	6,324	$76,012
6	San Jose, CA	6,189	$95,859
7	San Diego, CA	5,021	$88,824
8	Boston, MA	4,594	$78,167
9	Los Angeles, CA	4,297	$72,580
10	Redmond, WA	4,171	$98,748

8) Which occupations attract maximum number of Green Card holders?

Rank	Occupation	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Software Developers, Applications	12,537	$98,021
2	Computer Systems Analysts	4,467	$95,349
3	Software Developers, Systems Software	2,037	$114,921
4	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	1,817	$112,648
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,334	$128,768
6	Computer Software Engineers, Applications	943	$95,807
7	Network and Computer Systems Administrators*	810	$88,912
8	Accountants and Auditors	731	$79,445
9	Internists, General	699	$185,742
10	Mechanical Engineers	606	$86,816

9) Occupations which are getting maximum H1B visa approvals:

Rank	Occupation	Number of LCA *	Average Salary
1	Computer Systems Analysts	84,505	$75,982
2	Computer Programmers	57,702	$66,325
3	Software Developers, Applications	57,074	$94,198
4	Computer Occupations, All Other	29,725	$75,621
5	Software Developers, Systems Software	13,712	$106,216
6	Management Analysts	9,826	$87,756
7	Financial Analysts	8,151	$97,860
8	Accountants and Auditors	7,686	$63,789
9	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,660	$74,221
10	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,250	$61,948

10) Which are the hottest sectors for Green Cards acceptance?

Rank	Economic Sector	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	IT	17,346	$96,893
2	Advanced Mfg	6,027	$106,146
3	Other Economic Sector	4,818	$90,469
4	Finance	2,734	$113,703
5	Educational Services	2,640	$76,120
6	Health Care	2,104	$141,558
7	Retail	1,373	$102,318
8	Aerospace	1,254	$91,497
9	Hospitality	669	$50,450
10	Construction	423	$67,320

11) The top NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Industries for successful Green Card applications:

Rank	The USCIS even terminated some of the investors’ green card status and charged them with deportation,NAICS Industry	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	15,859	$94,890
2	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	2,213	$120,814
3	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	1,767	$87,660
4	Software Publishers	1,613	$113,044
5	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	1,477	$103,778
6	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	1,382	$88,997
7	Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	885	$114,531
8	Elementary and Secondary Schools	786	$48,240
9	Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage	722	$135,918
10	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	721	$166,195

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