Updated April 2026 · DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Trend Reports
Data-driven reports surfacing the biggest year-over-year movers in U.S. H-1B sponsorship — which employers are scaling filings, which occupations are surging in offered wages, and where certification rates are slipping. Built entirely on public DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data. Currently tracking 2 active reports: 0 improvement, 0 decline, 0 aggregate.
What's Driving Recent H-1B Trends
The dominant pattern in recent DOL OFLC disclosure data is bifurcation. Tech and AI-adjacent occupations (software developers, data scientists, machine learning engineers) continue to file the largest absolute volumes, with offered wages well above DOL prevailing wages. Healthcare practitioner H-1Bs (physicians, nurse anesthetists, specialized practitioners) post above-average wage growth driven by tight U.S. labor supply. Generic IT services filings — long the largest contributor to total volume — show flatter or declining year-over-year filing counts at several large sponsors, reflecting both regulatory pressure and shifts toward L-1 transfers and outsourced models.
Geographic story tracks the same theme. The traditional H-1B hubs — San Jose, San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Boston — remain at the top of total volume. Mid-size markets (Austin, Raleigh, Denver, Charlotte) are gaining share faster than their absolute volume suggests, often driven by regional offices of large employers. For employer-specific signal, the top sponsor ranking updates with each DOL release.
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Best H-1B Sponsors
Employers with highest approval rates and application volume
Highest-Paying H-1B Sponsors
Employers offering the best wages to H-1B workers
How H-1B Trends Are Calculated
For every employer, occupation, and city tracked here, we pull the latest DOL LCA filing counts, certification rates, and offered wages, and compare them to the same metrics from the prior reporting period. Improvement reports surface the largest positive moves on each metric; decline reports surface the largest negative moves; aggregate reports roll up to industry (by SOC code prefix) or geographic level. When an employer changes legal name or restructures, we flag the affected report so the comparison stays apples-to-apples. Read the full methodology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an H-1B trend report?
A trend report is a year-over-year comparison of public DOL Labor Condition Application data, surfacing which employers, occupations, or cities have moved the most on key metrics: filing volume, certification rate, average offered wage, or wage-to-prevailing-wage ratio. Improvement reports highlight upward moves; decline reports highlight downward moves; aggregate reports roll the data up to industry or geographic level.
How often are H-1B trend reports updated?
The DOL OFLC publishes new H-1B LCA disclosure files quarterly (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 of each fiscal year). Trend reports are recomputed each release. The current dataset was last refreshed April 2026.
What drives the biggest year-over-year H-1B moves?
Surging filing volume usually reflects a hiring cycle at major sponsors (often tied to product launches, new offices, or compliance refreshes). Declining filings often reflect hiring slowdowns, restructuring, or shifts toward in-house transfer programs that don't require new LCAs. Approval-rate shifts are usually narrower and tied to wage-level disputes or paperwork issues — a sustained drop in certification rate is a meaningful signal worth investigating.
Are these trends predictive of getting an H-1B?
No. Trend reports show what public DOL data records about employer filing behavior. They do not predict individual case outcomes — every H-1B petition is adjudicated independently by USCIS based on the specific filing, the worker's qualifications, and the role's eligibility. Use trends to gauge sponsor activity and direction, not as a guarantee of personal outcomes.
Where does the underlying data come from?
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure database at flag.dol.gov, supplemented by USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub statistics for petition-level signals. All data public domain.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B LCA Disclosure (public domain). See flag.dol.gov. Petition statistics from USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub.
Last refreshed 2026-04-13 · 2 reports tracked.
Disclaimer: this site reports what the public DOL data shows. It does not provide legal, immigration, or career advice.