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Original data analysis built on U.S. Department of Labor OFLC and USCIS H-1B data covering the program's 85,000 annual visa cap, computed directly from the current data; no numbers are hardcoded.

Top 10 US States by H-1B Petition Volume

DOL LCA and USCIS H-1B petition data ranking US states by total volume of certified petitions across all sponsoring employers, computed directly from the current DOL/USCIS data.

Top 10 H-1B Sponsoring Employers by Petition Volume

Employer-level breakdown of the DOL LCA disclosure database. PlainVisa ranks US H-1B sponsoring employers by total certified petition volume across all occupations, surfacing the firms that anchor the federal H-1B program.

Top 10 SOC Occupations by H-1B Petition Volume

Occupation-level breakdown of the H-1B certified petition database, organized by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code. PlainVisa ranks the most-sponsored job categories across the entire DOL LCA dataset.

H-1B Sponsors With the Highest DOL Certification Rates

Which large H-1B sponsors clear the Department of Labor's Labor Condition Application review most cleanly. PlainVisa ranks employers with 500+ petitions by their DOL certification rate, and asks whether filing at scale trades off against a clean record.

H-1B Occupations With the Broadest Employer Demand

Which H-1B occupations are sponsored by the most distinct employers, a measure of how widely a skill is wanted across the economy rather than stockpiled by a few large filers. Breadth of demand versus raw petition volume.