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Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, slightly higher than 2023's 97.3%. Locally, employers across all industries located within the North Inland News publication area submitted 426 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 99.1%.
While the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings with 229 petitions, representing 53.8% of all submissions in the North Inland News publication area during 2024, the next largest contributor was the Manufacturing industry, which accounted for 70 petitions and represented 16.4% of the total. Among petitions from employers in the Manufacturing industry, 98.6% were approved and 1.4% were denied.
In 2024, the North Inland News publication area employer with the most petitions categorized under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector was Cumming Management Group D B a, Inc., which filed 42 petitions with an approval rate of 100%.
Compared to 2023, the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector in the North Inland News publication area saw a 1.8% increase in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 229 | 53.8% | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 70 | 16.4% | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| 3 | Information | 49 | 11.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Finance and Insurance | 13 | 3.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Utilities | 13 | 3.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Wholesale Trade | 13 | 3.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Construction | 11 | 2.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 1.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Retail Trade | 6 | 1.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Educational Services | 5 | 1.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 0.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2 | 0.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumming Management Group D B a, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 42 | 100% | 0% |
| Viasat, Inc. | Manufacturing, Information | 40 | 100% | 0% |
| Teradata Operations, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| California Creative Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| Cymer, LLC | Manufacturing | 16 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| ASML US LP | Manufacturing | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Xsense Ai, Inc. | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| EDF Renewables, Inc. | Utilities | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | Manufacturing | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Geekplus America, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | Manufacturing | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| ICW Group Holdings, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. | Retail Trade | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Danta Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Elicc Americas Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Cumming Management Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Softclouds, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Celere, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Seismic Software, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Arctrade, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Interior Specialists, Inc. | Construction | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Ezoic, Inc. | Information | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Powerflex Solar, LLC | Utilities | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Radinnova, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Savygen, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Adtech, Corp. | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Wiliot, Inc. | Information | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| ASML US, LLC | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Applied Data Finance, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Redbock, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Automaton, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Genegocell, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Blooming Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Millennium Health, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Insurance Company of the West | Finance and Insurance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Noble Street Advisors, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| EPC Power, Corp. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| NV5 Consultants, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Tresbu Digital, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Jasr Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Xifin, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| RSI Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rignet, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Sarah Ray Clinical Psycologist, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Forge Interactive, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rhombus Energy Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Reproductive Sciences Management Company | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Weekly Accounting, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| R & S Tavares Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Protego Biopharma, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Whpacific, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Procede Software LP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pointpredictive, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Gallatin River Holdings, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Volkov Law Group, PC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Trademark Construction Company, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Tradesun, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Transform Partners, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Tesorai, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Trovata, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Techcet CA, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Truai Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Van Dyke Landscape Architects | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| T B Penick & Sons, Inc. | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Susan Spath Hegedus, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Spotter Global, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Solv Energy, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Verdani, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Shoreline Builders, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Shadpour Consulting Engineers | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Sequoia Consulting Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Seal Electric, Inc. | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| SDFC Management Services, LLC | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Wagner Aeronautical, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Frosted Faces Foundation, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Filanc | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Eterna Therapeutics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Erickson-Hall Construction Company | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| ELPX, LLC | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Crown Bioscience, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cross Border Counselor, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| CRC Oncology, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cor Medical Ventures, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Connect Biopharm, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| China Youth 4 Environmental Sustainability | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Chef Works, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Capital Insight, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Candid Therapeutics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Burton Studio, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Blush Design, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Bigger Than Life Advertising, Inc. | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Bestop Baja D B a Baja Designs, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Aops Incorporated | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| AMN Healthcare, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Amazing Grace Education & Enrichment, LLC | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Affirmed Housing Group | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Accountzen, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pes Environmental, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Owaves, Inc. | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Orion Structural Engineering, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| NV5, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| NV5 Geospatial, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Nextivity, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Mountain Empire Unified School Dis | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| MCP Computer Products, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Mas Alla, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Manana Solutions and Consulting | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Links Healthcare Group, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Leichtag Foundation | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Kirsten Sage Chiropractic Offices | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| K-Tube Corporation | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| JL Billet, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| J. R. Filnac Construction Company, Inc. | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Intrepid Studios, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Intelecox, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| HTK Structural Engineers, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Hone Group, Inc. | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Harshwal & Company, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Halozyme, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| GPS Dataviz, Inc. | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Global Product Resources, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Genovo Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
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