The H‑1B Talent Pipeline
This chart ranks occupations on certified H-1B labor-condition applications by positions requested and shows their position-weighted median annualized wage floor. Applications may cover multiple positions and are not visas issued, workers admitted, or people hired.
A certified labor-condition application may request more than one position. These are employer requests—not visas issued or people hired.
What does it show?
Software developers account for 32.5% of requested positions on certified H-1B cases—far more than any other occupation. Across all occupations, one certified case covers about 2.5 requested positions on average.
Methodology
Use the cumulative FY2026-Q2 LCA public-disclosure workbook, whose decision dates cover October 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026. Keep H-1B records whose final CASE_STATUS is exactly Certified; exclude Certified-Withdrawn, Denied, and Withdrawn records. Aggregate TOTAL_WORKER_POSITIONS by SOC code and use the most common SOC title for display. A case may request more than one worker position. For full-time records only, annualize WAGE_RATE_OF_PAY_FROM using 2,080 hours, 52 weeks, 26 biweekly periods, or 12 months and compute a position-weighted median. The wage is the offered wage floor, not total compensation. Results describe employer applications and administrative determinations—not visas issued or actual hires.