American tech firms continue to dominate H-1B visas issued in the first three quarters of FY19, as per the latest data from the Office of Foreign Labor Certification.
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There are only three Indian firms in the top ten — Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro — as Indian IT looks at hiring more talent locally and reduce its dependency on the H-1B visa.
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Indians received over half the Permanent Labor Certifications, or employersponsored green cards issued in the first nine months of this fiscal, with over 75% going to people with an H-1B or an L-1 visa.
Deloitte Consulting Apple Cognizant Infosys Qualcomm Kforce, Inc. TCS Wipro Cisco Systems Amazon Services
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Top 3 locations
California 27.3% Texas 10.1% New York 7.1%
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Top 3 occupation
Computer and Mathematical- 58.9% Architecture and Engineering-8.5% Business and Financial Operations-6.6%
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Top five work states
California-24.9% Texas- 12.5% New York- 8.9% Washington-6.5% New Jersey - 6.2%
