Top H-1B States by Number of Applications
By Scholarship for USA on Oct 11, 2010 with Comments 2
Readers often want to know which states hire the most number of international students. A measure of this can be the number of H-1B visa petitions filed by state. This data can give us an idea of which states have the most number of jobs for international students. From looking at data in the H-1B database for past years, it looks like California hires the most number of international students followed by New York and New Jersey. Below are tables that shows the number of H-1B visa petitions filed by state in fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009.
Fiscal Year 2009
| Rank | State | Number of H-1B Applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 43565 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 33001 |
| 3 | New York | 26648 |
| 4 | Texas | 22677 |
| 5 | Illinois | 14331 |
| 6 | Virginia | 12714 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 11881 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 10911 |
| 9 | Florida | 9877 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8226 |
Fiscal Year 2008
| Rank | State | Number of H-1B Applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 34377 |
| 2 | New york | 21482 |
| 3 | New Jersey | 14862 |
| 4 | Texas | 14469 |
| 5 | Illinois | 8571 |
| 6 | Florida | 8548 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 7283 |
| 8 | Virginia | 6664 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 6213 |
| 10 | Georgia | 4998 |
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