Employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry file 554 H-1B petitions in District of Columbia throughout 2024

Employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry based in District of Columbia submitted 554 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Of these, 547 were approved (98.7%), while seven were denied (1.3%).

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.

The average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, higher than 2023's 97.3%. Statewide, District of Columbia employers across all industries submitted 1,429 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 98.3%.

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in District of Columbia during 2024, with 554 petitions (38.8% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 98.7%. Meanwhile, the Educational Services industry was the second largest contributor, filing 346 petitions (24.2% of the total), with an approval rate of 98.8%.

The District of Columbia employers which made the most petitions in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector during 2024 included Costar Realty Information, Inc. with 34 petitions, Eab Global, Inc. with 31 petitions, and Mayer Brown, LLP with 21 petitions.

Compared to 2023, the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector in District of Columbia saw a 7.8% 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	554	38.8%	98.7%	1.3%
2	Educational Services	346	24.2%	98.8%	1.2%
3	Other Services (except Public Administration)	124	8.7%	99.2%	0.8%
4	Health Care and Social Assistance	105	7.4%	95.2%	4.8%
5	Information	84	5.9%	96.4%	3.6%
6	Finance and Insurance	71	5%	97.2%	2.8%
7	Public Administration	34	2.4%	100%	0%
8	Transportation and Warehousing	24	1.7%	100%	0%
9	Manufacturing	22	1.5%	95.5%	4.6%
10	Construction	20	1.4%	100%	0%
11	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	16	1.1%	100%	0%
12	Accommodation and Food Services	9	0.6%	88.9%	11.1%
13	Wholesale Trade	8	0.6%	100%	0%
14	Utilities	6	0.4%	100%	0%
15	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	5	0.4%	100%	0%
16	Retail Trade	1	0.1%	0%	100%

Rank	Company Name	Total Petitions	% Approved	% Denied
1	Costar Realty Information, Inc.	34	97.1%	2.9%
2	Eab Global, Inc.	31	96.8%	3.2%
3	Mayer Brown, LLP	21	100%	0%
4	National Railroad Passenger Corporation Amtrak	19	100%	0%
5	Atlantic Council of the United STA	16	87.5%	12.5%
6	Bates White, LLC	14	100%	0%
7	Center for Strategic and Internati	12	100%	0%
8	Mapbox, Inc.	11	100%	0%
9	Eastbanc Technologies, LLC	10	100%	0%
10	Carnegie Institution for Science	9	100%	0%
10	Covington and Burling, LLP	9	100%	0%
12	Studios Architecture	8	87.5%	12.5%
12	Hogan Lovells US, LLP	8	100%	0%
14	Bain and Company DC, LLC	7	100%	0%
15	The International Council on Clean Transportation	6	100%	0%
15	BPM Bi, Inc.	6	100%	0%
15	Cato Institute	6	100%	0%
15	The Brookings Institution	6	100%	0%
19	Universities Space Research Association	5	100%	0%
19	The American Chemical Society	5	100%	0%
19	Han Group, LLC	5	100%	0%
19	Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett	5	100%	0%
23	PSB Insights, LLC	4	100%	0%
23	Systemsoft, Inc.	4	100%	0%
23	Sumeru, Inc.	4	100%	0%
23	Incapsulate, LLC	4	100%	0%
23	Vertex Analytics, Inc.	4	100%	0%
23	Peter G Peterson Institute for INT	4	100%	0%
23	International Research & Exchanges Board	4	100%	0%
30	Japan International Transport & Tourism INST USA	3	100%	0%
30	Page Southerland Page, Inc.	3	100%	0%
30	Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.	3	100%	0%
30	Beveridge and Diamond, PC	3	100%	0%
30	Lehman Smith & Mcleish, PLLC	3	100%	0%
30	Cssi, Inc.	3	100%	0%
30	Datanet Systems Corporation	3	100%	0%
30	Crowell and Moring, LLP	3	100%	0%
30	Mark G Anderson Consultants, Inc.	3	100%	0%
30	Avid Systems, LLC	3	100%	0%
30	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld L	3	100%	0%
30	Three Crowns US, LLP	3	100%	0%
30	Ains, LLC	3	100%	0%
30	Edgeworth Economics, LLC	3	100%	0%
30	Miller and Chevalier Chartered	3	100%	0%
30	Covington & Burling, LLP	3	100%	0%
46	IGSD	2	100%	0%
46	Dentons Global Advisors, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	The Urban Institute	2	100%	0%
46	National Committee for Quality Assurance	2	100%	0%
46	Forward Risk and Intelligence, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Information Unlimited, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Steptoe, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	Veris Insights, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Lehman Smith and Mcleish, PLLC	2	100%	0%
46	Equimundo Center for Masculinities and Social Justice	2	100%	0%
46	Peer Consultants, PC	2	100%	0%
46	OST, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	American Psychological Association	2	100%	0%
46	Venable, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	Ootb Minds, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Peer Consultants, P C	2	100%	0%
46	Center for the Study of Services	2	100%	0%
46	Williams and Connolly, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	Precision Systems, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	American Enterprise Institute for	2	100%	0%
46	Utility Solutions Partners, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Rational 360, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Arentfox Schiff, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	Tiara Consulting Services, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Education Business Solutions, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	CWP Consulting	2	100%	0%
46	Holland and Knight, LLP	2	100%	0%
46	Avalere Health, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Westat	2	100%	0%
46	Mckissack & Mckissack of Washington, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Quadrant Economics, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Page Southerland Page Successor Employer to Eyp Inc., Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Institute for Strategic Dialogue U S	2	100%	0%
46	Cube Root Corporation	2	100%	0%
46	S-Rm Risk Management and Intellige	2	100%	0%
82	Skdknickerbocker, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Agilian, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Mcgraw Bagnoli Architects, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Caspian Policy Center	1	100%	0%
82	Observer Research Foundation America	1	100%	0%
82	Yun Associated, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Foursquare Integrated Transportati	1	100%	0%
82	Baker and Mckenzie, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Innovations for Poverty Action	1	100%	0%
82	Insite, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Stratesfy, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Anatolian ART, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Mil Mujeres, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Center for Economic and Policy Research	1	100%	0%
82	VERRA	1	100%	0%
82	Linc, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Bevilacqua, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Csznet, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Hattaway Communications, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	S3cloudsolutions, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Fillat Plus Architecture, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Perkins Eastman DC, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	International Crisis Group	1	100%	0%
82	ASK the Egghead, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Wenchi Hu Attorney at Law, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	IBG Consulting Group D B a OPP, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Shalom Baranes Associates, PC	1	100%	0%
82	Aggregate Architecture and Design, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Mcdermott Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	United Nations Foundation, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	DE Brauw Blackstone Westbroek New York B. V.	1	100%	0%
82	Nordic West Office	1	100%	0%
82	Wireless Evrywhere, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Prosoft Associates, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Japan Electric Power Information Center, USA	1	100%	0%
82	Telligen Infotech, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Bain and Company, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	OTJ Architects, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Mercator XXI, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Center for Economic and Policy Res	1	100%	0%
82	Ordway Labs, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Cssi, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Harris Telecom, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Ridgely Walsh, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	International Center for Not for Profit Law, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Multi-State Accounting Service T/A Moy Cheung & Company, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Contextglobal, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Washington Office on Latin America	1	100%	0%
82	Huska Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Setty and Associates International	1	100%	0%
82	Advi Health, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Mcallister and Quinn, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Capital Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Trivium Tae, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	DDC Advocacy, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Nira, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Willkie Farr and Gallagher, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Fishawack Communications, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Prime Partners Engineering	1	100%	0%
82	Japan Automobile Transport Technology Association	1	100%	0%
82	Tecknomic	1	100%	0%
82	Dominican House of Studies	1	100%	0%
82	Information Technology and Innovat	1	100%	0%
82	Steptoe & Johnson, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Mcra, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Center for Applied Linguistics Cal	1	100%	0%
82	BCW, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	The Human Trafficking Legal Center	1	100%	0%
82	Regis and Associates, PC	1	100%	0%
82	Environmental Working Group	1	100%	0%
82	International Budget Partnership	1	100%	0%
82	Sugatu Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Aristotle International, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Multi State Accounting Service T/A Moy Cheung & Company, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Ward Circle Strategies, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Setty & Associates International, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Acdi Voca	1	100%	0%
82	C-Quest Capital, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Toxservices, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Hunt Alternatives, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Fiscalnote Holdings and Subsid, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	It Vertex, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Technician Analysis, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Bain & Company DC, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Network for Victim Recovery of DC	1	0%	100%
82	Spiegel & Mcdiarmid, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Mclarty Associates, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Center for AL and Digital Policy	1	100%	0%
82	Digidoc Incorporated	1	100%	0%
82	Baumann Consulting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	The Heritage Foundation	1	100%	0%
82	Omicscraft, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Hall Law Office, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Kalos Athena Wang, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	The Energy for Growth Hub, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Eliquent Life Sciences, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	PB&J Promotions, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Integral DC, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Msys, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Acacia Center for Justice	1	100%	0%
82	Broadbranch Advisors, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Dale Overmyer Architects, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Horizon Institute for Public Service	1	100%	0%
82	Securing Americas Future Energy Fo	1	100%	0%
82	Wilkinson Stekloff, LLP	1	100%	0%
82	Fiscalnote Holdings & Subsidiaries, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Physicians Committee for Responsib	1	100%	0%
82	Istudio, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Tata Consultancy Services Limited	1	100%	0%
82	Netsource Interactive, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	IMG Rebel Advisory, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Soil and Land Use Technology, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Mckissack and Mckissack, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Center for a New American Security	1	100%	0%
82	US Ignite, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Development Institute, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Oliver-Zhang Law, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Creoal Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Gallagher & Associates, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Quixotec, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Journalism Development Network, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	The Cohen Group, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Patomak Global Partners, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy	1	100%	0%
82	Studio Upwall Architects, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Annuk Incorporated	1	100%	0%
82	Center for International Policy in	1	100%	0%
82	Vialto Law US, PLLC	1	100%	0%
82	Sayari Labs, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Fionta Incorporated	1	100%	0%
82	Pew Research Center	1	100%	0%
82	Iotek Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Tahzoo, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Imago Global Grassroots	1	100%	0%
82	Socially Determined, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Upside Services, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Design & Construction Strategies, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Oehme Van Sweden & Associates	1	100%	0%
82	Craft Media Digital, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	FS Vector, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Jobs With Justice Education Fund	1	100%	0%
82	Basilinna Advisory, LLC	1	100%	0%
82	Studio Alliance, PC	1	100%	0%
82	Annexa, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Center for European Policy Analysi	1	100%	0%
82	Louis Berger Hawthorne Services, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	Bonstra Haresign Architects, LLP	1	0%	100%
82	The World Justice Project	1	100%	0%
82	SZ PM Consultants, Inc.	1	100%	0%
82	National Institute of Statistical Sciences	1	100%	0%
82	Wenderoth Lind and Ponack, LLP	1	100%	0%