Summarizing the 2023 H-1B Visa Applications
Some very interesting trends emerge from the 2023 H-1B Visa application data. Let’s start with answering a few questions.
Which are the Top 20 companies that received H-1B visa approvals in 2023?
| Employer | Number of Approvals |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | 4368 |
| TATA CONSULTANCY SVCS LTD | 3665 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 3394 |
| INFOSYS LIMITED | 3281 |
| GOOGLE LLC | 2327 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 1989 |
| APPLE INC | 1772 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE CO | 1487 |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 1471 |
| DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP | 1426 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 1376 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | 1353 |
| WAL MART ASSOCIATES INC | 1274 |
| ERNST YOUNG US LLP | 1170 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 1075 |
| IBM CORPORATION | 1047 |
| ORACLE AMERICA INC | 914 |
| WIPRO LIMITED | 871 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 814 |
| LTIMINDTREE LIMITED | 810 |
35,884 of the applications were approved and 992 of them were denied for applicants from the Top 20 firms. Total applications placed across all the firms was 183,300 out of which 176,950 were approved and 6,350 were denied. This gives us a 97.31% approval rate for the Top 20 firms, whereas, the overall approval rate among all firms is 96.54%. This is a good sign, showing that the averages from the Top 20 firms are representative of all the employers across the United States that seemed a H-1B visa for its employees.
Which states in 2023 had the most employers that are seeking a H-1B visa?
Out of a total of 33,331 employers that looked for an immigrant employee, 17,097 employers which is 51.29% of all the employers are from 5 states. Below is a table showing the number of employers in the Top 5 states:
| State | Number of Employers |
| CA | 6046 |
| TX | 3692 |
| NY | 3351 |
| NJ | 2415 |
| IL | 1593 |
California leads the pack with about 40% of all applications, TX with about 20%, NY & NJ with another 30% and Illinois with 10% of all the employers seeking H-1B employees.
