Estimated number of J-1 and J-2 workers employed in the United States, 2014
| Number of workers | |
|---|---|
| J-1 program | |
| Au Pair | 16,035 |
| Camp Counselor | 19,523 |
| Intern | 22,963 |
| Physician | 1,999 |
| Professor and Research Scholar | 34,232 |
| Short-Term Scholar | 19,757 |
| Specialist | 610 |
| Summer Work Travel | 90,285 |
| Teacher | 1,447 |
| Trainee | 9,707 |
| J-1 worker subtotal | 216,558 |
| J-1 subtraction | |
| J-1 adjustment to LPR status via employment-based preference, 2014 | -692 |
| Total J-1 workers | 215,866 |
| J-2 workers | |
| Employment authorization document (EAD) approvals for J-2 spouses of J-1 workers | 8,243 |
| Total J-1 and J-2 workers | 224,109 |
Note: All references to a particular year should be understood to mean the U.S. government’s fiscal year (October 1–September 30). The numbers listed for J-1 workers represent new Exchange Visitor Program participants who worked at least 4 months during 2014. (Not all J-1 visa holders are in the country for the entire year.) They exclude the following program categories: Secondary School Student, Government Visitor, International Visitor, and College and University Student. They also exclude government-sponsored exchange visitors in other categories. The J-2 total represents the number of initial and renewed EADs granted to J-2 beneficiaries in 2014.
Sources: J-1 participant information from U.S. DOS 2015; EAD data for J-2 spouses acquired from USCIS through a FOIA request and published in Vaughan 2015; J-1 adjustment of status data acquired from USCIS through a FOIA request and published in Zamora 2016
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