Myvisajobs.com is an online portal for international students seeking employment opportunities in the United States. It provides an annual H1B Visa Report that indicates which employers sponsored employees, for what positions, and in which cities and states. “Myvisajobs.com was created by immigrants to address the needs of foreign workers.”
Myvisajobs.com explains that “most American employers do not want to sponsor working visas, so most of your time will be wasted if you use the same job board as American candidates.
Myvisajobs.com helps the foreign workers to concentrate their job searches on the employers who have sponsored H-1B visa in recent years.”
According to Myvisajobs.com “…most new job openings in the United States are never advertised. Only 12-14% of external hires in the United States come from job boards. So you should use a proactive strategy to pitch the employers.”
Quarterly Reports
The quarterly reports that Myvisajobs.com posts are valuable resources for international students. Job seekers are provided with a ranking of the top H1B Visa Sponsors in the U.S. for the previous quarter.
Below is a sampling of the most recent Top 10 companies that sponsored candidates across the country.
Top H1B Visa Sponsors
| Rank | H1B Visa Sponsor | Number of LCA * | Average Salary |
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 28,526 | $86,456 |
| 2 | Infosys | 21,473 | $87,248 |
| 3 | 11,868 | $86,453 | |
| 4 | 10,577 | $143,373 | |
| 5 | Ernst & Young | 8,893 | $122,887 |
| 6 | Capgemini | 8,411 | $89,750 |
| 7 | Deloitte & Touche | 8,258 | $91,413 |
| 8 | Amazon.Com Services | 7,705 | $134,117 |
| 9 | IBM | 7,237 | $107,449 |
| 10 | Microsoft | 6,041 | $142,132 |
For the full report visit https://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2020-H1B-Visa-Sponsor.aspx
You can also break this report down further by state. Here is a sample for the state of Connecticut. This report lists the top 1-12 H1B Visa Sponsors in the fiscal year 2019.
H1 B Visa Sponsored by State – Connecticut
| Rank | H1B Visa Sponsor | Number of LCA * | Average Salary |
| 1 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 1,693 | $87,933 |
| 2 | Infosys | 916 | $88,244 |
| 3 | Larsen & Toubro Infotech | 503 | $93,090 |
| 4 | Accenture | 360 | $117,004 |
| 5 | Yale University | 262 | $94,421 |
| 6 | Capgemini | 259 | $92,922 |
| 7 | Tata Consultancy Services | 190 | $85,703 |
| 8 | Slk America | 138 | $85,874 |
| 9 | Asml Us | 130 | $102,384 |
| 10 | IBM | 116 | $98,857 |
| 11 | Ernst & Young | 112 | $139,820 |
| 12 | University Of Connecticut | 109 | $79,407 |
Applying for Positions
Once you have narrowed down the metropolitan areas and industries that have the largest number of work visa job opportunities for you, you should develop a list of potential employers that you would like to research. Myvisajobs.com explains that “ whether or not an employer will sponsor a visa is contingent on various factors including candidate qualification, job market, skill sets required, work location, etc.”
Visit a company’s employment opportunity or career page to see if they have open positions in an area that interests you. Apply to the position according to the directions set forth by the company.
If you are interested in learning more about finding jobs in the U.S., you are encouraged to schedule a coaching session with a career counselor at UConn’s Center for Career Development. Visit Meet with a Career Coach Virtually, to schedule an appointment today!
Desiree Martino is a Career Coach at UConn’s Center for Career Development
