USCIS issued 442,043 H1b visas in FY 2022. Check your chances of an H1b visa now!

Highlights: H-1B Visa USA Stats of FY 2022

• USCIS set the annual cap for the H-1B category at 65,000.
• 474,301 H-1B visa applications were received in FY 2022, 19.1% more than the 398,296 applications in FY 2021.   
• 442,043 H-1b visas were issued in FY 2022, which is 8.6% more than the FY 2021.
• The USCIS accepted 72.6% of H-1B applications from India in FY 2022.
• A majority of occupations for the H-1B were computer-related jobs.

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H-1B Visa USA: Breakdown of the Stats

• In FY-2022, most of the H-1B applications were majorly for initial and continuing employment.
• USCIS issued 442,043 H-1b visas in FY 2022, of which 132,429 applications were for initial employment.
• The initial employment applications that were approved include both new and concurrent employment.

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Prime factor considered for the H-1B issuance in 2022

The factors that were considered for the H-1B are given below –

• Gender
• Age
• Occupation
• Education

Gender:  

• 70.8% of the H-1B applications were allotted to men, while the women received 29%.
• 35.6% of the initial employment applications were accepted for women compared to 26.2% of the continuous employment applications.
• Out of the total number of H-1b applications accepted from India, 76% were given to men and 24% to women.

Age Factor:

• The average age for the H-1B applications was 33 years in FY-2022.
• Nearly 65% of the applications for initial employment were primarily received from candidates between the ages of 25-34.
• 62.8% of the continuing employment applications were received from candidates between the ages of 30 and 39.

Education:

• 31.7% of the approved applicants were Bachelor’s degree holders.
• 31.1% of the approved applicants had a Master’s degree, while 7.6% had a doctorate.
• 3.1% of the H-1B visa applicants had a professional degree.

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Occupation:

• The most common industries among the H-1B workers in 2022 were technical services, professional and scientific sectors.
• 66% of the H-1B candidates belonged to the computer-related occupation.  
• 54.7% of the H-1B applicants belonged to the Systems analysis and programming sector next to the computer-related occupations.
• 9.8% of the applicants belonged to the Surveying, architecture, and engineering sectors.

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