Most-sponsored occupations

OccupationFilingsApprovalMedian wageAvg days
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 530 60.00% $112,000 303
Architectural and Civil Drafters 529 64.08% $62,504 404
Mechanical Engineer 526 49.05% $85,000 245
Home Health Aide 525 31.62% $25,064 313
Search Marketing Strategists 521 63.92% $74,984 362
Robotics Engineers 510 68.43% $129,200 380
Interior Designers 504 59.92% $55,786 350
Credit Analysts 498 62.45% $120,000 307
Cooks, Fast Food 494 39.47% $24,960 404
Biomedical Engineers 485 50.52% $105,750 231
FirstLine Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 479 48.23% $53,123 311
Chief Executives 478 55.65% $210,000 340
Quality Control Systems Managers 473 67.44% $122,200 362
Fish Cutters and Trimmers 473 54.33% $20,779 350
Animal Scientists 472 72.46% $48,547 361
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 472 60.38% $64,500 319
Engineers, All Other 470 48.72% $108,160 286
Janitor 466 26.18% $20,800 504
Natural Sciences Managers 463 58.53% $149,240 284
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 457 58.21% $99,102 311
CLERGY 456 62.72% $42,765 355
LABORER 453 41.94% $22,880 265
Computer Software Developer 450 48.22% $80,142 158
Training and Development Specialists 449 57.24% $75,546 321
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 436 63.30% $109,741 405
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 436 59.63% $45,760 369
Bioinformatics Scientists 435 63.22% $105,000 320
Poultry Trimmer 432 42.82% $26,000 285
Human Resources Managers 424 59.20% $140,858 336
Physicians, All Other 422 79.38% $275,000 455
Meat Processor 418 58.85% $24,960 290
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 415 78.80% $45,718 474
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 413 61.26% $52,788 382
Administrative Assistant 411 39.17% $36,338 332
Poultry Worker 411 38.93% $18,034 330
Food Batchmakers 407 38.57% $20,571 408
Food Scientists and Technologists 405 56.30% $82,364 312
Rehabilitation Counselors 403 85.61% $27,789 453
Construction Laborer 402 17.16% $28,560 306
Software Developer Analyst 392 44.90% $90,002 226
Medical and Health Services Managers 390 61.28% $104,915 350
Carpenters 384 73.70% $40,810 427
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 381 63.25% $66,602 403
Management Analyst 375 44.80% $84,448 273
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 375 35.73% $33,280 346
Customer Service Representatives 370 62.70% $36,587 395
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 370 71.62% $150,000 388
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 369 42.28% $23,608 287
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 368 61.14% $65,000 329
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 367 64.03% $37,440 401