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Here’s a rundown of the top 20 companies as listed by the number of H-1B petitions for initial employment the U.S. approved in fiscal-year 2024, according to NFAP:
— Amazon. The e-commerce company had the most approved H-1B petitions for initial employment in 2024, with 3,871. That figure was down from more than 4,000 H-1B visas in 2023 and nearly 6,400 in 2022.
— Cognizant. The information technology services firm had the second most H-1B petitions approved in 2024, tallying 2,837.
— Infosys. The digital services and consulting company had 2,504 petitions approved in fiscal-year 2024.
— TCS. Tata Consultancy Services ranked forth, with 1,452.
— IBM. The technology company nicknamed Big Blue tallied 1,348 petitions.
— Microsoft. The technology conglomerate saw 1,264 petitions approved.
— HCL America. The computer programming solutions provider had 1,248 approved H-1B visas.
— Google. The search engine ranked No. 8, with 1,058 H-1Bs.– Capgemini. The information technology company accounted for 1,041 H-1B visas last 2024.
— Meta Platforms. Formerly known as Facebook, Meta was behind 920 approved petitions.
— Deloitte. The audit and tax consultancy company had 891 petitions approved.
— Apple. The iPhone and laptop maker accounted for 864.
— Intel. The semiconductor company’s count came to 851.
— Accenture. The IT company garnered approval for 833 petitions.
— LTIMindtree. The global technology consultancy counted 798.
— Tesla. The electric car maker had 742 petitions approved.
— Ernst & Young. The accounting firm tallied 741.
— Goldman Sachs. The investment bank and financial services firm garnered 678.
— Wipro. The IT services provider’s tally came to 609.
— Walmart. The retailing giant is behind 654 approved H-1B petitions.
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