Nearly 40% of new H-1B petitions were approved by USCIS for just 30 companies, and most were outsourcers: Top 30 H-1B employers by number of approved petitions for initial employment, fiscal year 2020
| Rank | Employer name | H-1B petition approvals for initial employment, FY 2020 | Outsourcing/offshoring business model? | H-1B approvals for outsourcing/offshoring firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon | 4,774 | – | |
| 2 | Infosys | 3,528 | Yes | 3,528 |
| 3 | Tata Consultancy Services | 2,580 | Yes | 2,580 |
| 4 | Cognizant Technology | 2,005 | Yes | 2,005 |
| 5 | Microsoft | 1,791 | – | |
| 6 | 1,682 | – | ||
| 7 | Capgemini America | 1,413 | Yes | 1,413 |
| 8 | HCL America | 1,405 | Yes | 1,405 |
| 9 | IBM Corp. | 1,359 | Yes | 1,359 |
| 10 | Deloitte and Touche | 1,230 | Yes | 1,230 |
| 11 | 1,184 | – | ||
| 12 | Accenture | 1,140 | Yes | 1,140 |
| 13 | Wipro | 1,004 | Yes | 1,004 |
| 14 | Tech Mahindra Americas | 892 | Yes | 892 |
| 15 | Larsen & Toubro Infotech | 782 | Yes | 782 |
| 16 | Apple | 748 | – | |
| 17 | Qualcomm | 557 | – | |
| 18 | Oracle | 552 | – | |
| 19 | Ernst & Young | 528 | Yes | 528 |
| 20 | Pricewaterhouse Coopers | 492 | Yes | 492 |
| 21 | Cisco Systems | 488 | – | |
| 22 | Walmart Associates | 435 | – | |
| 23 | Goldman Sachs Co. | 399 | – | |
| 24 | Atos Syntel | 380 | Yes | 380 |
| 25 | Citigroup | 371 | – | |
| 26 | Mphasis | 343 | Yes | 343 |
| 27 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 292 | – | |
| 28 | Mindtree | 254 | Yes | 254 |
| 29 | Hexaware Technologies | 247 | Yes | 247 |
| 30 | McKinsey Company | 229 | – | |
| Totals | 33,084 | 17 outsourcers | 19,582 | |
| Top 30 share of total H-1B annual numerical limit of 85,000 | 39% | 23% | ||
Notes: H-1B petition approvals include approved petitions for initial employment (i.e. for new employment, not visa extensions). Petitions are approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a subagency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Source: Authors’ analysis of USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, fiscal year 2020 data.