Of these, 752 were approved (95.8%), while 33 were denied (4.2%).
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 Educational Services industry led the H-1B filings in New Mexico during 2024, with 311 petitions (39.6% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 99.4%. Meanwhile, the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry was the second largest contributor, filing 267 petitions (34% of the total), with an approval rate of 95.5%.
The New Mexico employers with the most petitions during 2024 included Speridian Technologies, LLC, which filed 88 petitions with an approval rate of 100%, Triad National Security, LLC with 83 petitions and an approval rate of 100%, and Presbyterian Healthcare Services, which filed 72 petitions with an approval rate of 98.6%.
Compared to 2023, the number of H-1B petitions filed in New Mexico during 2024 increased by 5.5%.
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 | Educational Services | 311 | 39.6% | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 2 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 267 | 34% | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| 3 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 122 | 15.5% | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 4 | Public Administration | 14 | 1.8% | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Manufacturing | 10 | 1.3% | 90% | 10% |
| 6 | Information | 9 | 1.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Utilities | 7 | 0.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Retail Trade | 7 | 0.9% | 14.3% | 85.7% |
| 9 | Finance and Insurance | 5 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 5 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 4 | 0.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Construction | 3 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Transportation and Warehousing | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speridian Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 88 | 100% | 0% |
| Triad National Security, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 83 | 100% | 0% |
| Presbyterian Healthcare Services | Health Care and Social Assistance | 72 | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| University of New Mexico | Educational Services | 54 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| Grants Cibola County Schools | Educational Services | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| Ntess, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| New Mexico State University | Educational Services | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| Central Consolidated School District | Educational Services | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Mas Charter Schools | Educational Services | 20 | 95% | 5% |
| Gallup Mckinley County Schools | Educational Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern New Mexico University | Educational Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Santa Fe Public Schools | Educational Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Hobbs Municipal Schools | Educational Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Educational Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Ruidoso Municipal Schools | Information, Educational Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Gcode, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 0% | 100% |
| Zuni Public School District 89 | Educational Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Applied Research Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Office of the State Engineer-Interstate Stream Commission | Public Administration | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Trybuy, LLC | Retail Trade, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 0% | 100% |
| Cryptotc, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 0% | 100% |
| Atrix Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Espanola Public Schools | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Albuquerque School of Excellence | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| University of New Mexico Hospitals | Educational Services, Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Belen Consolidated Schools | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Navajo Technical University | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Masoud Khorsand Sahbaie M D P a | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Intuera, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 75% | 25% |
| Array Technologies, Inc. | Utilities, Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Taos Health Systems, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Western New Mexico University | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Cien Aguas International School | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Salong, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| New Mexico Gas Company, Inc. | Utilities | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| New Mexico Military Institute | Educational Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| PNMR Services Company | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Southwest Kidney Care | Health Care and Social Assistance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Neelzhiin Ji Olta Inc., NA | Educational Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Nor Lea Hospital District | Health Care and Social Assistance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Albuquerque Public Schools | Educational Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Thornburg Investment Management, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Las Vegas City Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Las Cruces Public Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Three Crosses Regional Hospital LL | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| LA Clinica DE Familia, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Roswell Clinic Corporation | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Jemez Mountain Public Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Mrowl Com, Inc. | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Time and Space Hub | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Montezuma Cortez School District | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Pueblo of Jemez | Public Administration | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| San Juan College | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Bernalillo Public Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| San Juan Regional Med Center | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Ultramain Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Tirech, LLC | Retail Trade | 2 | 0% | 100% |
| New Mexico Higher Education Department | Public Administration | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Advanced Network Management, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Securin, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Socorro Consolidated Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Southwest Preparatory Learning Center | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| DJL Enterprises, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Northern New Mexico College | Public Administration | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Vaughn Municipal Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Farmington Municipal Schools | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Pavilion Construction, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pecos Valley of New Mexico, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| St. Pius X High School | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| Pluma, LLC | Construction | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pettigrew and Associates PA | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Petroglyph Veterinary Holdings, PC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Paul Thompson and Associates, Inc. | Transportation and Warehousing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pacha Group | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Trait Biosciences USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Otero County Hospital Association | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Omenka APP, LLC | Information | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Unirac, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Nusenda Federal Credit Union | 1 | 100% | 0% | |
| United Voices for Newcomer Rights | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| University of New Mexico Foundatio | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Southwest Medical Associates, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Southwest Labs, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| St. Vincent Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Surefire Pilotless Burner Systems, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Taos Municipal Charter School | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| School of Dreams Academy | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Sceye, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Consulting Engineers Group NM, P C | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Santa Fe Preparatory School | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Great Academy | Educational Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| The Hartman and Majewski Design Group | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Salmons, PC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Salado Isolation Mining Contractor | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Therapy Services Associates, PC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rose Ramirez and Associates, PC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | 1 | 100% | 0% |