Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2b
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2b
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, slightly higher than 2023's 97.3%. Locally, employers across all industries located within the Joco Today publication area submitted 686 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 98.7%.
While the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings with 489 petitions, representing 71.3% of all submissions in the Joco Today publication area during 2024, the next largest contributor was the Manufacturing industry, which accounted for 62 petitions and represented 9% of the total. Among petitions from employers in the Manufacturing industry, 98.4% were approved and 1.6% were denied.
Compared to 2023, the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector in the Joco Today publication area saw a 66.7% decrease in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 489 | 71.3% | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 62 | 9% | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 3 | Information | 34 | 5% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Educational Services | 22 | 3.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 17 | 2.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Construction | 15 | 2.2% | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 7 | Finance and Insurance | 12 | 1.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Transportation and Warehousing | 3 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Public Administration | 2 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black and Veatch Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 101 | 100% | 0% |
| Garmin International, Inc. | Manufacturing | 49 | 100% | 0% |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 37 | 94.6% | 5.4% |
| Hyr Global Source, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 100% | 0% |
| Gateway Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| Saicon Consultants, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| Black & Veatch Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 95% | 5% |
| Ascend Learning, LLC | Educational Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Staffingtree, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Global Soft Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Chelsoft Solutions Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Sismos Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| Infosoft, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Gravitas Technician, LLC. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| I Giants, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Unitedlex Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Sara Software Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Sohum Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Performance Contracting, Inc. | Construction | 9 | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| Object Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| Eversana Life Science Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Synopticit, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Archer Technologies, LLC | Wholesale Trade | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Pollen, Inc. | Information | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Dynamic Itsolutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Vensa Tek, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Wellsky Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Clarivate Analytics US, LLC | Information | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| American Multi-Cinema, Inc. | Information | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Communityamerica Credit Union | Finance and Insurance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Optiv Security, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Sunlighten, Inc. | Manufacturing | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| Proquest D B a Clarivate Analy, LLC | Information | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Techvorks, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Idatalytics, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Veracity Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Aranya Cloud Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Tyler Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Q Services, LLC | Information | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Cartesian, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Squadron Data, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Cyberbrains, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Solea Energy, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Marel, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Marksnelson Advisory, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Menufy.com, LLC | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Magna Infotech, Ltd. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Limra Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Micropatent D B a Clarivate an, LLC | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Netsmart Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Peach Tree Dream Team, LLC | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Planet Ai Inventions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Reachmobi, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Treanorhl, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Trueml Shared Services, LLC | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| TVH Parts Company | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Vytelle, LLC | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Wholesale Trade | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Xavem Cloud, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Blue Infosoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Blue Valley Unified School Distric | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Eurofins Viracor Biopharma Service | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| DH Pace Company, Inc. | Construction | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Basys Processing, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Gravitas Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Compass Minerals America, Inc. | Transportation and Warehousing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Industrial Accessories Company | Construction | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| American Broadband Holding Company | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Decision Resources, LLC | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| SK Design Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Snapit Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Constructive Engineering Design, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Dakota Suppliers, LLC | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Selectquote Insurance Services | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Seaboard Corporation | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| SPX Cooling Technician, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| City of Lawrence Kansas | Public Administration | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| BSD Creative Solutions, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Stand Structural Engineering, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Bridgebuilder Tax Legal Services P | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Data Systems International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| P1 Service, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Actuarial Resources Corporation of | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wyngate Solutions | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wireco Worldgroup, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Agelix Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Agi Suretrack, LLC | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Altasciences Clinical Kansas, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Velociti, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| University of Kansas Medical Cente | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Arrow Acquisition, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Attentive Science, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Biodata Solutions | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Triovix | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Triotek It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Black & Veatch Management Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Ticket Attendant, LLC | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Voter Network | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Lead Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Black and Veatch Management Consul | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Foy Consulting & Engineering, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| One True Holding Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Foy Consulting and Engineering, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Nuvento, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Networks International Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| GG Advisors, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Mixon Hill, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Mercury Management, LLC | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| HI Shop, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Menufy Com, LLC | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Hoss & Brown Engineers, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Inland Truck Parts Company | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Magicpixel, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Lula Smarter Property Maintenance | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Iprime Info Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Laboratory Managment Se | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Johnson County Kansas | Public Administration | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Iris Corporation | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| RR Info Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Retail Success, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Research Neurology Associates, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Relation Insurance, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Redwood Trading, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Redstone Logistics, LLC | Transportation and Warehousing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| DF Real Estate, LLC | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| RBC Development, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Randel Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Quinn Engineering, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| PSI Services, LLC | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| EDZ Systems | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Propio LS, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Preco, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Entrust Solutions Group | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pinion, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Forensic Medical of Kansas, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Payspot, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
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