Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/
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 Nortex Times publication area submitted 9,244 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 8,597 petitions, representing 93% of all submissions in the Nortex Times publication area during 2024, the next largest contributor was the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry, which accounted for 249 petitions and represented 2.7% of the total. Among petitions from employers in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry, 99.2% were approved and 0.8% were denied.
In 2024, the Nortex Times publication area employer with the most petitions categorized under the Manufacturing sector was HP, Inc., which filed 131 petitions with an approval rate of 99.2%.
Compared to 2023, the Manufacturing sector in the Nortex Times publication area saw a 21.7% increase 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 | 8,597 | 93% | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 2 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 249 | 2.7% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 3 | Manufacturing | 140 | 1.5% | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 4 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 134 | 1.4% | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 5 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 32 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Educational Services | 24 | 0.3% | 95.8% | 4.2% |
| 7 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 0.2% | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 8 | Information | 8 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Finance and Insurance | 5 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Construction | 2 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 13 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Public Administration | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infosys Limited | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Information, Management of Companies and Enterprises, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 8,236 | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 404 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Cbre, Inc. | Information, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 139 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| HP, Inc. | Manufacturing | 132 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| Infosys BPM Limited | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| I2u Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| Vyzer Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| Techlance It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 84% | 16% |
| Realpage, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 100% | 0% |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| International Leadership of Texas | Educational Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Exxonmobil Technology and Engineer | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| American Bureau of Shipping | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| New Liberty, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Infosys Public Services | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Berry Appleman and Leiden, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Infosys Mccamish Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Wilbarger County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Wichita Falls Independent School D | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Midwestern State University | Educational Services | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| 9M Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Moore County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Harmonia Capital USA, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Griffith Construction Management S | Construction | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| GPI Real Estate Management, LLC | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Google, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Olney Hamilton Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Jack County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| LA Magna Health, PLLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Aecom Technical Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| School Business Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Childress County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| D4D Technologies, LLC | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| XTO Energy, Inc. | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Mangala Cleaners, LLC | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wilbarger General Hospital Foundation | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wichita Falls Independent School District | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Waymo, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wascoms Cactus Jack LLC D B a C, GP | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Warner Electric, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Verge Ventures D B a Leap Metrics, LLC | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Netzyn, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| UPD WS, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Technical Adhesives USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Stonewall Memorial Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Shermco Systems Integration, LLC | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Sharp Iron Group, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Secord and Lebow Architects, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Nice Systems Technologies, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Roypow USA Technology Company, Ltd. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Reliance Industries, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Oracle America, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Outbox Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Panhandle Products, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Power Central, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Red River Authority of Texas | Public Administration | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| E Computer Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Dental Practice Stewards, PLLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Denbury Onshore, Inc. | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| County of Clay Memorial Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cirrus360 Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Christ Counseling Ministry, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Burkburnett Independent School Dis | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Burk Smiles, PLLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Baylor County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Arroyo Energy Investment Partners | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Amgen, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| ABSG Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| ABS Digital Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 12U Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| 3S Americas, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Knox County Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| International Leadership of Texas, Inc. | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Infosys, Ltd. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Infosys Liminted | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Ichain Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Harman Professional, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| GPI Com, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Goco Io, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Freemon Shapard and Story | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Fort Bend Talent Academy, Inc. | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Findao Com, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Exxonmobil Upstream Research Compa | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Exxonmobil Global Services Company | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Excellent Qhse Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Equipt Innovation, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Wichita Falls | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
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