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Of these, 2,827 were approved (98%), while 58 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 Indiana during 2024, with 702 petitions (24.3% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 97%. Meanwhile, the Finance and Insurance industry was the second largest contributor, filing 594 petitions (20.6% of the total), with an approval rate of 98.7%.
The Indiana employers with the most petitions during 2024 included Elevance Health, Inc., which filed 554 petitions with an approval rate of 99.3%, Indiana University with 223 petitions and an approval rate of 99.1%, and Eli Lilly and Company, which filed 194 petitions with an approval rate of 100%.
Compared to 2023, the number of H-1B petitions filed in Indiana during 2024 increased by 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 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 702 | 24.3% | 97% | 3% |
| 2 | Finance and Insurance | 594 | 20.6% | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| 3 | Educational Services | 560 | 19.4% | 98.8% | 1.3% |
| 4 | Manufacturing | 373 | 12.9% | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| 5 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 256 | 8.9% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 6 | Information | 35 | 1.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Retail Trade | 27 | 0.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Construction | 26 | 0.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Wholesale Trade | 21 | 0.7% | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| 10 | Utilities | 19 | 0.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Transportation and Warehousing | 10 | 0.3% | 90% | 10% |
| 12 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 8 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 7 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4 | 0.1% | 75% | 25% |
| 14 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 4 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Accommodation and Food Services | 4 | 0.1% | 25% | 75% |
| 17 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 2 | 0.1% | 50% | 50% |
| 17 | Public Administration | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health, Inc. | Finance and Insurance, Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 554 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| Indiana University | Educational Services | 223 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Manufacturing | 194 | 100% | 0% |
| Purdue University | Educational Services | 182 | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| Ler Techforce, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 74 | 95.9% | 4.1% |
| Zimmer, Inc. | Manufacturing | 74 | 95.9% | 4.1% |
| University of Notre Dame Du Lac | Educational Services | 62 | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| Corteva Agriscience, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 60 | 100% | 0% |
| Onemain General Services Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 54 | 96.3% | 3.7% |
| Pyramid Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 95.3% | 4.7% |
| Novos Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| Gyansys, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| GDN Infotech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 100% | 0% |
| See Page Eight | Health Care and Social Assistance | 21 | 100% | 0% |
| Iu Health Care Association | Health Care and Social Assistance | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| Indiana University Health, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 94.7% | 5.3% |
| LHP Engineering Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| Toyota Material Handling, Inc. | Manufacturing | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Excel It, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| American Specialty Health Incorporated | Finance and Insurance | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Borgwarner Noblesville, LLC | Manufacturing | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Parkview Health System, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Eight Eleven Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| Vignesh Technological Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Schlage Lock Company, LLC | Manufacturing | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Avtech Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| It Workforce, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 75% | 25% |
| Resultant, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Ball State University | Educational Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| National Government Services, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 11 | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Physicians, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Elanco Animal Health, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Community Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| University of Southern Indiana | Educational Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| OMF Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Bastian Solutions, LLC | Manufacturing | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Telamon Corporation | Information | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Parkview Hospital, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Bucher and Christian Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Agile Scientific Group | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 12.5% | 87.5% |
| Depauw University | Educational Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis | Finance and Insurance | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Earlham College | Educational Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Hitachi Global Air Power US, LLC | Manufacturing | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Brite Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Bionic Prosthetics and Orthotics Group, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance, Wholesale Trade | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Traylor Bros, Inc. | Construction | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Aes Clean Energy Services, LLC | Utilities | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Franciscan Alliance, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Community Health Network, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Lilly USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | Utilities | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Allison Transmission, Inc. | Manufacturing | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance | Finance and Insurance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Rose Hulman Institute of Technology | Educational Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Cac Auto Group, LLC | Retail Trade | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| RCR Technology Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Aptitude Solution, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Grote Industries, LLC | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| University of Evansville | Educational Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Group 1001 Resources, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Enfocus, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Bloom Insurance Agency, LLC | Information, Finance and Insurance | 6 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Sjca, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Biomet Manufacturing, Corp. | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Daifuku Intralogistics America Cor | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Eaglecare, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Indiana State University | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Compasssionate Care Services | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Samni Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Taylor University | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| The Finish Line USA, Inc. | Retail Trade | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Deaconess Hospital, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Ardagh Glass, Inc. | Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Deaconess Clinic, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Otis R Bowen Center for Human Serv | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Tekdoyengroup, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Ivy Technician Community College | Educational Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Sahasra Technologies Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Indiana Mills and Manufacturing, Inc. | Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Exlservice Technology Solutions, LLC | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Pharmacord, LLC | Retail Trade | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Emmis Dynamic Pricing, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Zimmer Production, Inc. | Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Press Ganey Associates, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Butler University | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Butler Fairman and Seufert | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Openlane, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Lochmueller Group | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Conversight Ai | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Arrays Global, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Beacon Medical Group, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Adult and Child Mental Health Center, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| The Corporation of Saint Mary'S College Notre Dame | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Infominds, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| Arcelormittal USA Research, LLC | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Beam Longest and Neff, L L C | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| MSI Express, Inc. | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| American Structurepoint, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |