H1B Data Watch

Title — The official occupation name from the BLS Standard Occupational Classification system. Employers pick the SOC code that best matches the job.

Rank — Where this occupation ranks by total LCA volume. #1 has the most H-1B filings.

SOC Code — The 6-digit Standard Occupational Classification code. Used by DOL to categorize jobs and determine prevailing wages.

Total LCAs — Total number of LCA filings for this occupation in our dataset (FY2022–FY2025). Remember: an LCA is intent to hire, not a confirmed hire.

Current — LCAs where the validity period hasn't expired yet. These represent potentially active H-1B positions.

Active % — What percentage of total LCAs are still current. Low percentages mean most filings are from earlier years or have expired.

Top Employers — The three companies with the most LCA filings for this occupation. Often dominated by large consulting/staffing firms.

Job Title — The title from the LCA filing. May differ from the actual day-to-day role.

Employer — The company that filed the LCA. Sometimes this is a staffing firm, not where the person actually works.

Location — Where the work happens. For remote jobs, this might just show the employer's office address.

Dates — When the LCA is valid. The worker might start or leave on different dates.

H-1B Dep. — "H-1B Dependent" means 15%+ of the company's workers are on H-1B visas. These employers must prove they tried to hire Americans first and aren't replacing US workers. Most staffing firms are H-1B Dependent; most big tech companies are not.

Wage — The offered salary (what employer promised to pay), plus how it compares to the "prevailing wage" (what DOL says similar jobs in that area typically pay). Green = above average, yellow = at average, red = below. Levels I-IV show experience tier: Level I is entry-level, Level IV is expert. Note: We cannot verify if this wage was actually paid.

POC Email — Point of contact at the company (usually HR or legal). Click to send a Public Access File request.

Case # — The DOL case number. Reference this when requesting records.

Multi-Reg Rate — Percentage of this employer's lottery entries where the worker was also registered by other companies. HIGH (>50%) may indicate coordinated lottery gaming. LOW (<20%) is typical for direct employers.

Lottery Entries — Total times this employer entered workers into the H-1B lottery (FY2021–2024). One worker = one entry, even if they weren't selected.

Selection Rate — What percentage of lottery entries were randomly selected. The overall rate is ~25-30%, so rates much higher or lower than this are notable.

Approval Rate — Of those selected in the lottery, what percentage had their H-1B petition approved by USCIS. Low rates may indicate quality issues with applications.

Median Salary — The middle salary from this employer's H-1B petitions (Bloomberg FOIA data). Half of workers earn more, half earn less.

Top Jobs — The most common job titles this employer sponsors for H-1B workers.

Years Active — Which fiscal years (FY2021–2024) this employer participated in the H-1B lottery.

Multi-Reg Rate — Percentage of this employer's lottery entries where the worker was also registered by other companies. Companies on this watchlist have rates above 50%, meaning most of their entries are shared workers.

Lottery Entries — Total times this employer entered workers into the H-1B lottery (FY2021–2024). Companies with fewer than 100 entries are excluded from this list.

Selection Rate — What percentage of lottery entries were randomly selected. Companies gaming the system may show unusual selection patterns.

Approval Rate — Of those selected in the lottery, what percentage had their H-1B petition approved by USCIS. Low rates may indicate fraudulent or low-quality applications.

Why this matters: High multi-registration rates may indicate lottery abuse — registering the same worker through multiple shell companies to increase their odds. USCIS has implemented changes to address this.

Employer — The company name as recorded in DOL enforcement records. May differ slightly from how the company appears in LCA filings.

Back Wages — Money the employer was required to pay workers who were underpaid. This is the amount workers should have received but didn't.

Penalties — Civil money penalties paid to the government as punishment for violations. Separate from back wages owed to workers.

Employees — Number of workers affected by the violations at this employer.

Cases — Number of separate DOL enforcement cases against this employer. Multiple cases may span different time periods or locations.

What this doesn't show: Violations that were never investigated or reported. Most wage theft goes undetected — this data represents only cases where DOL took action.