Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2b
Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | https://medium.com/the-u-s-digital-service/meet-the-dhs-digital-service-champions-may-2018-caee7dade2b
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.
In 2024, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States stood at 98%, slightly higher than 2023's 97.3%.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in the South Mecklenburg News publication area during 2024, with 420 petitions (82% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 96.4%.
The South Mecklenburg News publication area employers with the most petitions during 2024 included Metrix It Solutions, Inc., which filed 61 petitions with an approval rate of 100%, It Keysource, Inc. with 28 petitions and an approval rate of 100%, and Teksolve It Solutions, LLC, which filed 25 petitions with an approval rate of 96%.
Compared to 2023, the South Mecklenburg News publication area saw a 15.1% 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 | 420 | 82% | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 2 | Finance and Insurance | 20 | 3.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 20 | 3.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Educational Services | 14 | 2.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Wholesale Trade | 9 | 1.8% | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| 6 | Retail Trade | 4 | 0.8% | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 0.8% | 50% | 50% |
| 8 | Construction | 3 | 0.6% | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| 8 | Transportation and Warehousing | 3 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Information | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Public Administration | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industry(ies) | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrix It Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 61 | 100% | 0% |
| It Keysource, Inc. | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| Teksolve It Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 96% | 4% |
| Snowstack, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Pantar Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 95% | 5% |
| Go8 It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 95% | 5% |
| Blooming Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Regent Strategic Solutions | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Premier, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Qennectit, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Ecom Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Euclid Innovations, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Vertex Analytics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| Lorven Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Millennium Advisors, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| XPO Enterprise Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Tribis, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| RXO Corporate Solutions, LLC | Transportation and Warehousing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Ilim Community Partners, LLC | Educational Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Xpand It Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Dream It Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| RXO Managed Transport, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Dentsply Sirona, Inc. | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Bluemapleit, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Vision Square, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Infodyne Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| Harris Teeter, LLC | Retail Trade | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Data Analytix, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| TGS Technology, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Proxim Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| SG Softech, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Context Logic, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 0% | 100% |
| Eidiko Systems Integrators, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| EPR It Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| Ganges Systems | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| ERP Technician Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Emcube Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Eplanet Consultants, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Martello Re Services Company, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Maven Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Mercy Restorative Care Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Blumatrix Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Ntech International, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Apex Fund Services Charlotte, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Jeld Wen, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Panorama Holdings, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Flow America, LLC | Wholesale Trade | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Elite Technician Solute, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Tree Algo, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Bakkavor Foods USA, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Elint Pro Solution, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Schaefer Systems International, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Daramic, LLC | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Boomerang Water, LLC | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Syntelli Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Sparkfx, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Yg-1 America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Paymentus Group, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| SPX Enterprises, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Perdis Ai, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Socrates Academy | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Portus Wealth Advisors, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Simpsoft Solutions USA, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Sibelco North America, Inc. | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Sharpgen Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Serc Reliability Corporation | Public Administration | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Scope Anesthesia of North Carolina | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Quail Hollow Country Club | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Randolph and Son Builders, Inc. | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| RXO Capacity Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Civil and Environmental Consultant | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| China Construction America of South Carolina, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Charlotte Christian School | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Cem Holdings Corporation | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Celgard, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Catapult Employers Association | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Carotek, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Carolinas Physicians Network D, Inc. | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Brumasoft, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Ascent Consulting Partners, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| APM Terminals Pacific, LLC | Transportation and Warehousing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| APM Terminals North America, Inc. | Transportation and Warehousing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Amwins Insurance Brokerage, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Amwins Group, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Aliaxis Ventures USA, Inc. | Construction | 1 | 0% | 100% |
| Ai Artist Studio, Inc. | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Access World, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Netrocon Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| MSS Solutions, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Maxify Solutions, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| MA ART and Design, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Kaizer Software Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| ITW Food Equipment Group, LLC | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Innovation Partners, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Huesker, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Homemart Cabinetry, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Heede Southeast, Inc. | 1 | 0% | 100% | |
| First XI Football, LLC | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Eight Plus Sixteen, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Direct Chassislink, Inc. | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Desai and Mehta Cpas, PLLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Datawise, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Controls Southeast, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Contour Products, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
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