Of these, 2,957 were approved (98%), while 59 were denied (2%).
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.
For comparison, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in Connecticut during 2024, with 980 petitions (32.5% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 96.9%. Meanwhile, the Finance and Insurance industry was the second largest contributor, filing 564 petitions (18.7% of the total), with an approval rate of 98.4%.
The Connecticut employers with the most petitions during 2024 included Yale University, which filed 262 petitions with an approval rate of 100%, Quest Global Services- Inc., NA with 88 petitions and an approval rate of 100%, and University of Connecticut, office of General Counsel, which filed 72 petitions with an approval rate of 98.6%.
Compared to 2023, the number of H-1B petitions filed in Connecticut during 2024 decreased by 1%.
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 |
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1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 980 | 32.5% | 96.9% | 3.1% |
2 | Finance and Insurance | 564 | 18.7% | 98.4% | 1.6% |
3 | Educational Services | 465 | 15.4% | 99.1% | 0.9% |
4 | Manufacturing | 330 | 10.9% | 99.4% | 0.6% |
5 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 313 | 10.4% | 97.8% | 2.2% |
6 | Information | 129 | 4.3% | 96.9% | 3.1% |
7 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 50 | 1.7% | 100% | 0% |
8 | Wholesale Trade | 35 | 1.2% | 100% | 0% |
9 | Utilities | 26 | 0.9% | 96.2% | 3.8% |
10 | Retail Trade | 20 | 0.7% | 100% | 0% |
11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 18 | 0.6% | 94.4% | 5.6% |
11 | Construction | 18 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
13 | Accommodation and Food Services | 16 | 0.5% | 93.8% | 6.3% |
14 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 12 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
15 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 7 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
16 | Public Administration | 5 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
17 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
17 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
17 | Transportation and Warehousing | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
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Yale University | Educational Services | 262 | 100% | 0% |
Quest Global Services- Inc., NA | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 88 | 100% | 0% |
University of Connecticut, office of General Counsel | Educational Services | 72 | 98.6% | 1.4% |
Synchrony Bank | Finance and Insurance | 68 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
Cyient, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 68 | 100% | 0% |
SS and C Technologies, Inc. | Information | 63 | 95.2% | 4.8% |
Hartford Fire Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 56 | 100% | 0% |
Stanley Black and Decker, Inc. | Manufacturing | 49 | 98% | 2% |
Yale New Haven Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 48 | 100% | 0% |
Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 47 | 100% | 0% |
Cyma Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 90.7% | 9.3% |
Gartner, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 100% | 0% |
Point72 LP | Finance and Insurance | 42 | 100% | 0% |
University of Connecticut Health Center | Educational Services | 42 | 97.6% | 2.4% |
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Manufacturing | 33 | 100% | 0% |
Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 33 | 97% | 3% |
Point72 Asset Management LP | Finance and Insurance | 30 | 100% | 0% |
Webilent Technology, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
Infowave Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 82.8% | 17.2% |
Solstice Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 96.3% | 3.7% |
Maganti It Resources, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 88.5% | 11.5% |
Bridgewater Associates LP | Finance and Insurance | 26 | 100% | 0% |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 26 | 100% | 0% |
Global Atlantic Financial Company | Finance and Insurance | 26 | 100% | 0% |
Eminent Software Services | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 96% | 4% |
Factset Research Systems, Inc. | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 100% | 0% |
Verition Group, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 24 | 100% | 0% |
AQR Capital Management, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 23 | 87% | 13% |
Northeast Medical Group, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 23 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
Ge Healthcare Iits USA, Corp. | Manufacturing, Information | 23 | 100% | 0% |
Vlink, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 100% | 0% |
GSS Infotech CT, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 100% | 0% |
XL Global Services, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 19 | 100% | 0% |
Interactive Brokers, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 18 | 100% | 0% |
Otis Elevator Company | Manufacturing | 18 | 100% | 0% |
Danbury Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 100% | 0% |
Worldquant, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 17 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
Priceline.com, LLC | Retail Trade, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 17 | 100% | 0% |
Cloud Data Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
Trinity Health of New England Provider Network Organization, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
TRC Environmental Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
Talent It Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
Sagarsoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
Henkel Corporation | Manufacturing | 15 | 100% | 0% |
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation | Manufacturing | 14 | 100% | 0% |
Bridgeport Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 14 | 100% | 0% |
Gamechange Solar, Corp. | Wholesale Trade | 13 | 100% | 0% |
Linde, Inc. | Manufacturing | 13 | 100% | 0% |
Pristine Resource, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
Xllow, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
IBG, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 12 | 100% | 0% |
Spark Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
Ipsos MMA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT | Health Care and Social Assistance | 12 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
Bioinfo Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 81.8% | 18.2% |
Trayah Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
Castleton Commodities Management Services, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 11 | 100% | 0% |
Rapido Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
Franchise World Headquarters, LLC | Accommodation and Food Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
9to9 Software Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
Permasteelisa North America, Corp. | Manufacturing | 10 | 100% | 0% |
Teamwork It Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
Wesleyan University | Educational Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
Fairfield University | Educational Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
SVMC Holdings, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 100% | 0% |
United Rentals, Inc. | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 9 | 100% | 0% |
Norwalk Hospital Association | Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 100% | 0% |
Ai Engineers, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
WSD Digital Reframe Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Interactive Brokers, Corp. | Finance and Insurance | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Partners Soft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Kayak Software Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Software Enterprise, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 75% | 25% |
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Torana, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Southern Connecticut State University | Educational Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Berkley Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 8 | 100% | 0% |
Niktor, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
University of Hartford | Educational Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
The Stamford Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
Ingenius, LLC | Educational Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Opentable, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
The Lane Construction Corporation | Construction | 7 | 100% | 0% |
R and D Dynamics Corporation | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
University of New Haven | Educational Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Sprintpark, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Hartford Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
Tudor Investment Corporation | Finance and Insurance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Freepoint Commodities, LLC | Information, Finance and Insurance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Usdotnetworks, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Itarks, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
Fusion Software Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
Natwest Markets Securities, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
Connecticut Department of Transpor | Educational Services, Health Care and Social Assistance, Public Administration | 6 | 100% | 0% |
Insourcetech, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
Sepals Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
Henkel US Operations Corporation | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
Quadient, Inc. | Information | 6 | 100% | 0% |
GM2 Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
Rizing, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |