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Posted on June 11 2024

Which jobs qualify for H-1B visa?

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By  Editor
Updated June 11 2024

Which jobs qualify for H-1B visa?

Jobs that fall under the skilled/specialty occupation qualify for the H-1B visa. To apply for this visa, the employees must have a job role in one of the following industries:

 

  • Accounting
  • Architecture
  • Arts
  • Business Specialities
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Healthcare
  • Law
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Physical Sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • Theology

 

Note: USCIS has an H-1B visa intake of 65,000 for applicants with a Bachelor’s degree and 20,000 for people with a Master’s degree.

 

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Eligibility of Specialty Occupations of the H-1B visa

People looking to work in the USA in skilled/specialty occupations apply for the H-1B visa. The job roles fall under the skilled occupations if they meet the following criteria:

 

Skills: Specialty occupations require employees with theoretical and practical knowledge of the skills needed to perform the job.

 

Education: Skilled occupations require a higher level of skills thus; the applicant must have at least a Bachelor’s degree in the field they choose to apply for.

 

Job Responsibilities: The job roles under the skilled occupations must have day-to-day responsibilities where the employee can use their skills to perform the tasks. Some of the job roles are IT Professionals, Doctors, Nurses, Accountants, etc.

 

The duties of the employee must require higher skill levels which strives the employees to enhance their skills and improve their knowledge.

 

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In demand Jobs of Specialty Occupations of H-1B visa

The USA is one of the countries with the biggest economy and employment market. The high in demands jobs one can apply for through the H-1B are as follows:

Job role

Average Annual Income (in USD)

Nurse

$130,295

Accountant

$54,749

Software Developer

$1,00,130

IT Managers

$109,707

Teacher

$42,946

Health Care

$54,687

Information Security Analyst

$96,652

Data Scientist

$1,55,062

Sales and Marketing

$51,974

Human Resource Manager

$86,210

 

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