H1B Sponsorship in Management
Management occupations (SOC prefix 11) account for 871 H1B applications across 66 job titles. The average wage is $174,813 with a 98.5% approval rate.
Management is one of the SOC-coded occupation categories CMS and DOL use to organize H-1B filings. 871 applications fall under this category across 66 distinct roles, with an industry-wide average wage of $174,813 and an approval rate of 99%. Within the Management category, the most-filed individual role is Manager and the top sponsoring employer is VMware LLC. The H-1B mix in this category reflects both the labor-supply dynamics of the underlying occupations and the structural reliance of specific industries on international hires.
Reading the Management category against the LakeQuality sponsorship rubric is useful when comparing employers within the same occupational space: approval rate, wage premium, and filing consistency carry different meanings in different industries, but they remain comparable within a single category.
Top Roles in Management
| # | Role | Applications | Avg Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manager | 148 | $153,867 |
| 2 | Product Manager | 74 | $159,644 |
| 3 | Assistant Vice President | 71 | $137,096 |
| 4 | Engineering Manager | 70 | $207,383 |
| 5 | R&D Engineer Software | 66 | $178,505 |
| 6 | Senior Manager | 58 | $193,578 |
| 7 | Manager, Software Engineering | 56 | $176,180 |
| 8 | Director Software Engineering | 25 | $189,528 |
| 9 | Manager, Engineering | 25 | $189,939 |
| 10 | Development Manager | 13 | $175,910 |
Top Employers in Management
| # | Company | Grade | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMware LLC | B | 38 |
| 2 | Db Global Technology, INC. | A | 36 |
| 3 | PwC Us Tax Llp | A | 33 |
| 4 | Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp | A | 28 |
| 5 | Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services LLC | A | 26 |
| 6 | Ca, INC. | B | 24 |
| 7 | Kpmg Llp | A | 23 |
| 8 | Db USA Core Corporation | A | 16 |
| 9 | TransUnion LLC | B | 10 |
| 10 | Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | A | 10 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Management occupations accounted for 871 H1B labor condition applications in our dataset, spanning 66 distinct job titles classified under SOC prefix 11.
The average H1B wage for Management roles is $174,813, based on DOL labor certification data. Individual wages vary significantly by specific role, location, and employer.
Source: DOL OFLC H-1B disclosure data, 2026.