Most-sponsored occupations

OccupationFilingsApprovalMedian wageAvg days
Software Developers, Applications 98,454 50.41% $119,850 224
Software Developers 66,656 74.59% $139,000 443
Software Developers, Systems Software 45,494 51.84% $128,750 234
Computer Systems Analysts 37,135 61.02% $117,894 300
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 12,338 58.06% $126,464 288
Statisticians 12,072 51.00% $115,000 246
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 10,833 77.46% $24,981 433
Computer and Information Systems Managers 10,046 58.68% $184,000 312
Information Technology Project Managers 9,953 48.37% $114,962 232
Mechanical Engineers 7,735 60.06% $99,771 310
Project Management Specialists 7,468 75.50% $135,325 444
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 6,953 63.76% $56,576 369
Fast Food and Counter Workers 6,469 79.36% $27,040 457
Electrical Engineers 6,236 60.07% $106,475 316
Management Analysts 5,942 56.87% $140,000 303
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 5,853 66.96% $31,803 408
Data Scientists 5,817 75.49% $137,500 443
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 5,768 52.31% $105,000 208
Accountants and Auditors 5,517 65.91% $90,000 383
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 5,329 74.76% $118,450 444
Industrial Engineers 5,060 60.61% $99,632 325
Computer Occupations, All Other 4,942 45.81% $118,000 265
Nursing Assistants 4,775 68.84% $35,360 419
Packers and Packagers, Hand 4,755 70.20% $21,840 398
Business Intelligence Analysts 4,735 66.95% $119,180 369
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 4,660 58.37% $97,000 277
Marketing Managers 4,642 55.21% $154,149 296
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 4,439 58.62% $69,255 340
Information Security Analysts 4,072 59.72% $134,160 317
Sales Engineers 4,041 59.64% $130,100 299
Home Health Aides 3,976 60.54% $29,786 392
Civil Engineers 3,961 63.67% $86,757 348
Cooks, Restaurant 3,874 63.27% $32,427 390
Data Warehousing Specialists 3,715 65.01% $130,915 365
Financial Analysts 3,635 51.99% $125,000 212
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,509 59.19% $27,560 396
Truck Driver 3,477 35.63% $42,869 293
Software Developer 3,457 48.19% $100,750 256
Database Administrators 3,248 58.99% $113,490 295
Landscape Laborer 3,064 41.32% $25,085 315
Personal Care Aides 3,037 61.01% $30,680 417
Materials Engineers 2,968 55.90% $99,907 301
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 2,870 38.64% $23,546 391
Team Assemblers 2,868 67.22% $37,440 447
Financial Quantitative Analysts 2,838 71.04% $139,005 362
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 2,838 61.84% $30,030 416
Database Architects 2,789 64.75% $130,915 342
Accountants 2,745 53.11% $84,656 213
Helpers--Production Workers 2,657 81.22% $29,286 463
General and Operations Managers 2,625 62.51% $102,565 356