Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in the US?

6,221 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in the US this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Capital One, Microsoft, Walmart, Google.

Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?

3,771 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are Amazon, Capital One, Google.

What do H-1B data scientists earn in the US?

The median salary on these filings is about $123k a year.

What does cap-exempt mean?

Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 112 of the employers here are cap-exempt.

Data Scientist H-1B sponsors in the US

employers filed: 6,221
first-time H-1Bs: 10,467
took a first-timer: 3,771
median pay: $123k

Every employer that filed an H-1B for this role here, from this fiscal year's official filings. The column most lists leave out is first-time H-1B: plenty of big sponsors mostly take transfers, which is no help if you're on OPT or applying from abroad.

Showing the top 50 of 6,221 employers

#	Employer	Filings	First-time H-1B	Median pay	Open roles
1	Amazon180 transfers	2,320	1,166	$162k	1,841
2	Capital One90 transfers	841	400	$122k	870
3	Microsoft138 transfers	553	185	$177k	140
4	Walmart3 transfers	536	172	$155k	—
5	Google83 transfers	416	215	$194k	893
6	Meta47 transfers	320	113	$204k	—
7	JPMorgan Chase13 transfers	303	100	$137k	429
8	TikTok148 transfers	207	42	$205k	764
9	Adobe26 transfers	135	52	$183k	62
10	Goldman Sachs31 transfers	128	81	$113k	—
11	Deloitte23 transfers	126	41	$126k	—
12	CVS Health26 transfers	122	83	$136k	96
13	Citibank, N.A.21 transfers	120	36	$158k	—
14	Apple22 transfers	119	47	$159k	277
15	Intuit39 transfers	109	35	$175k	—
16	Uber Technologies20 transfers	103	41	$172k	—
17	Federal Express25 transfers	101	36	$131k	—
18	InfosysStaffing / consulting · no transfers	99	30	$100k	—
19	Fidelity Investments8 transfers	96	23	$145k	142
20	Palantir4 transfers	85	75	$144k	131
21	American Express8 transfers	85	48	$145k	—
22	ExlService.com10 transfers	81	54	$111k	—
23	Citadel7 transfers	77	49	$131k	—
24	Compunnel Software GroupStaffing / consulting · 30 transfers	76	26	$115k	—
25	PayPal32 transfers	74	17	$167k	82
26	LinkedIn30 transfers	72	25	$176k	—
27	Caremark1 transfer	70	18	$151k	—
28	Aetna Resources2 transfers	69	36	$150k	—
29	Boston Consulting Group3 transfers	67	49	$145k	—
30	The Home Depot11 transfers	62	16	$138k	—
31	Barclays3 transfers	61	21	$140k	33
32	PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services10 transfers	59	29	$159k	2
33	KforceStaffing / consulting · 56 transfers	56	56	$112k	—
34	Intel1 transfer	54	36	$131k	109
35	Siemens5 transfers	54	22	$141k	—
36	TredenceStaffing / consulting · 7 transfers	54	18	$152k	—
37	Relx7 transfers	52	33	$120k	110
38	The Bank of New York Mellonno transfers	51	41	$141k	—
39	Visa4 transfers	50	17	$167k	98
40	McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States4 transfers	47	20	$184k	—
41	Insight GlobalStaffing / consulting · 13 transfers	46	29	$111k	—
42	Two Sigma Investmentsno transfers	45	33	$225k	—
43	MPG Operations10 transfers	44	25	$114k	—
44	Ford8 transfers	44	19	$115k	162
45	Wayfair5 transfers	42	18	$131k	—
46	IBMStaffing / consulting · no transfers	42	3	$187k	—
47	Amgen3 transfers	41	10	$143k	23
48	LexisNexis Risk Solutions2 transfers	39	22	$119k	—
49	Tesla2 transfers	37	9	$150k	—
50	Oracle America21 transfers	35	26	$163k	332

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists in the US?: 6,221 employers filed H-1B visas for data scientist roles in the US this fiscal year. The largest are Amazon, Capital One, Microsoft, Walmart, Google.
Which of them sponsor a first H-1B, not just transfers?: 3,771 of them filed at least one petition for new H-1B employment — the kind someone on OPT or abroad needs. Among employers that aren't staffing firms, the most active are Amazon, Capital One, Google.
What do H-1B data scientists earn in the US?: The median salary on these filings is about $123k a year.
What does cap-exempt mean?: Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and government research labs can file H-1Bs at any time of year with no lottery. 112 of the employers here are cap-exempt.