The document provides an analysis of H1B visa sponsorship trends from 2020. It finds that 45,162 applications were for business profiles, with the top states being New York (10,293), California (10,055), and Texas (3,835). The most common job titles included Accountants/Auditors, Associates, and Accountants. Accounting/Auditing was the most frequent functional area (9,017 applications). Large sponsors included Ernst & Young (3,917 applications) and Microsoft (549 applications). In summary, the report examines H1B sponsorship data for business roles from the 2020 fiscal year.

1. H1B Sponsorship
2020 Business Profiles Report

2. Editor’s Note ……………………………………………………………... 3
About the H1B ………………………………………………………..….. 4
Analysis
H1B USA ……………………………………………………………. 5
H1B Popular States …………………………………………..….... 9
H1B Functional Areas ………………………………...……..…..... 13
H1B Selected Employers …………………………………............19
About MBA-Exchange.com ……………………..……………………… 25
Table of Contents

3. The primary beneficiaries of the H1B Sponsorships in the last few years have been
Engineers, making it difficult to identify H1B sponsorship opportunities for business profiles.
With this in mind, we examined the US Department of Labor Data* looking for sponsors of
business profiles, such as MBAs and other related Masters. We are happy to publish our
third H1B report: 2020 H1B Sponsorship Report
Take a look, let us know what you think, share it with your colleagues, and feel free to reach
out to us with any questions or quiries you might have.
Editor’s Note
* October 1st, 2019 to September 30th, 2020
Alexandre Rossier
Business Analyst
MBA-Exchange.com

4. About the H1B
What is the H1B and why is it so important?
❖ The H1B is the primary work permit for international talents to
start working and living in the United States.
It follows a lottery system that attributes a maximum of 85,000
new visas to sponsored applicants each year in April.
❖ As the responsibility of submitting the application for an H1B
falls on the employer, it is very helpful to know which employers
have sponsered H1B candidates in the past, as these employers
are more likely to sponsor again in the future, thereby increasing
your likelyhood of getting a visa.
Our H1B Database
❖ We have over 45,000 H1B sponsorships
related to business professionals in our
database for 2020 alone. You can filter these
sponsorships by state, employer, job title,
and many more categories to help you
efficiently find the information you’re looking
for. Moreover, for each employer you’ll get a
detailed list of what positions they are hiring
for, where they are hiring the most and what
kind of salary you could expect if you were
hired in that position, just to name a few.

5. H1B USA Overview

6. H1B USA Overview 45,162Applications for Business Profiles (out of 577,335 total applications in 2020)
Compared to 51,792 in 2019 (-6,630)
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (2173) $70K
Associate (1288) $88K
Accountant (1148) $60K
Analyst (1109) $67K
Financial Analyst (864) $76K
Business Analyst (798) $76K
Vice President (716) $123K
Staff Accountant (537) $56K
Financial Analysts (468) $94K
Risk Management Specialists (468) $73K
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (9017) $69K
Management Analysts (7596) $92K
Financial Analysts (7403) $95K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists
(3665)
$69K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (2098) $79K
Marketing Managers (2013) $136K
Risk Management Specialists (1377) $76K
Financial Managers (1303) $150K
Logisticians (983) $72K
General And Operations Managers (783) $113K
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
SALARY

7. USA Overview: Job Titles Comparison 2019 vs. 2020
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES 2019 2020 % Change
Accountants And Auditors 2096 2173 +3.7%
Associate 1417 1288 -9.1%
Accountant 1619 1148 -29.1%
Analyst 1160 1109 -4.4%
Financial Analyst 1222 864 -29.3%
Business Analyst 1206 798 -33.8%
Vice President 610 716 +17.4%
Staff Accountant 854 537 -37.1%
Financial Analysts 514 468 -8.9%
Risk Management Specialists 416 468 +12.5%
❖ Almost all the top job titles have had a
significant decrease in the number of
applications compared to the previous
year, with the exception of Accountants
and Auditors, Vice President, and Risk
Management Specialists.
❖ Analyst roles seemed to have decreased
across the board, whereas for
accountants it’s more of a mixed bag.
❖ Staff Accountant had the largest percent
change decrease with around 37%,
though other positions were not far
behind.

8. USA Overview: Functional Areas Comparison 2018 vs. 2019
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS 2019 2020 % Change
Accountants And Auditors 9891 9017 -8.8%
Management Analysts 9624 7596 -21.1%
Financial Analysts 8777 7403 -15.7%
Market Research Analysts & Mktg. Spec. 4721 3665 -22.4%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 3570 2098 -41.2%
Marketing Managers 2180 2013 -7.7%
Risk Management Specialists 13 1377 +10,492%
Financial Managers 1449 1303 -10.1%
Logisticians 1818 983 -45.9%
General And Operations Managers 976 783 -19.8%
❖ Almost all the top functional areas have
had a decrease in the number of
applications compared to the previous
year, with the exception of Risk
Management Specialists which
increased astronomically.
❖ The biggest drop was Logisticians with a
45.9% decrease, followed closely by
Financial Quantitative Analysts with a
41.2% decrease from 2019.
❖ Risk Management Specialists is the only
one in the top 10 to go up, with a
staggering 10,492% increase from 2019.

9. H1B Popular States

10. #1 H1B Sponsorships: New York (10,293 applications)
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Associate (772) $96K
Analyst (645) $73K
Vice President (496) $128K
Accountants And Auditors (406) $80K
Accountant (218) $65K
Financial Analyst (158) $84K
Risk Management Specialists (130) $84K
Financial Analysts (122) $110K TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Financial Analysts (3188) $107K
Accountants And Auditors (1637) $78K
Management Analysts (1098) $98K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (944) $83K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (816) $68K
Risk Management Specialists (442) $88K
Financial Managers (322) $186K
Marketing Managers (246) $148K
Financial Specialists, All Other (178) $80K
Cost Estimators (126) $66K
TOP LOCATIONS (with average salary)
New York (8970) $99K
Brooklyn (220) $87K
Long Island City (124) $91K
Flushing (105) $66K
New York City (59) $90K
Bronx (50) $80K
Purchase (49) $101K
White Plains (35) $85K
TOP EMPLOYERS

11. #2 H1B Sponsorships: California (10,055 applications)
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (423) $73K
Accountant (377) $60K
Financial Analyst (273) $85K
Associate (173) $90K
Staff Accountant (166) $56K
Product Manager (145) $123K
Product Marketing Manager (114) $122K
Market Research Analyst (113) $63K TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (2293) $72K
Management Analysts (1455) $99K
Financial Analysts (1320) $99K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (1100) $76K
Marketing Managers (742) $153K
Financial Managers (329) $158K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (217) $85K
Logisticians (215) $79K
General And Operations Managers (205) $126K
Human Resources Specialists (198) $72K
TOP LOCATIONS (with average salary)
San Francisco (2248) $104K
San Jose (865) $99K
Los Angeles (848) $79K
Sunnyvale (474) $110K
Mountain View (396) $112K
Santa Clara (346) $113K
Palo Alto (246) $120K
Irvine (244) $80K
TOP EMPLOYERS

12. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (267) $65K
Accountant (123) $59K
Business Analyst (96) $73K
Financial Analyst (92) $64K
Analyst (68) $51K
Staff Accountant (65) $55K
Management Analyst (61) $74K
Principal Consultant (54) $114K TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (961) $65K
Management Analysts (768) $88K
Financial Analysts (400) $80K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (295) $72K
Risk Management Specialists (131) $57K
Logisticians (130) $71K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (114) $65K
Marketing Managers (95) $122K
General And Operations Managers (88) $103K
Financial Managers (83) $140K
TOP LOCATIONS (with average salary)
Houston (1081) $83K
Dallas (746) $71K
Austin (410) $85K
Plano (242) $76K
Irving (223) $80K
San Antonio (122) $72K
Round Rock (107) $92K
Fort Worth (80) $82K
TOP EMPLOYERS
#3 H1B Sponsorships: Texas (3,835 applications)

13. H1B Popular Functional Areas
*Standard Occupational Classification

14. #1 H1B Top Functional Area: Accountants and Auditors (9,017 applications)
Compared to 9,891 in 2019 (-874)
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (2173) $70K
Accountant (1146) $60K
Staff Accountant (537) $56K
Tax Consultant (211) $54K
Audit & Assurance Assistant (190) $54K
Senior Accountant (189) $72K
Senior Associate (171) $73K
Tax Manager (133) $99K
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
SALARY
California
Applications: 2,293
New York
Applications: 1,637
Texas
Applications: 961

15. #2 H1B Top Functional Area: Management Analysts (7,596 applications)
Compared to 9,624 in 2019 (-2,028)
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Business Analyst (691) $77K
Management Analyst (443) $73K
Consultant (382) $101K
Principal Consultant - Us (292) $118K
Management Analysts (183) $95K
Manager Jc50 - Management Analysts (160) $100K
Senior Business Analyst (143) $92K
Senior Consultant (142) $88K
SALARY
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
California
Applications: 1,455
New York
Applications: 1,098
Texas
Applications: 768

16. #3 H1B Top Functional Area: Financial Analysts (7,403 applications)
Compared to 8,777 in 2019 (-1,374)
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Financial Analyst (792) $76K
Associate (740) $100K
Analyst (697) $74K
Financial Analysts (464) $94K
Vice President (333) $132K
Senior Financial Analyst (134) $89K
Investment Analyst (86) $86K
Research Analyst (73) $117K
SALARY
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
New York
Applications: 3,188
California
Applications: 1,320
Texas
Applications: 400

17. #4 H1B Top Functional Area: Market Research Analysts & Mktg. Spec. (3,665 applications)
Compared to 4,721 in 2019 (-1,056)
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Market Research Analyst (386) $58K
Marketing Specialist (173) $57K
Product Marketing Manager (119) $78K
Marketing Analyst (86) $60K
Product Manager (47) $87K
Business Development Specialist (46) $58K
Account Manager (44) $73K
Market Analyst (42) $50K
SALARY
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
California
Applications: 1,100
New York
Applications: 816
Texas
Applications: 295

18. #5 H1B Top Functional Area: Financial Quantitative Analysts (2,098 applications)
Compared to 3,570 in 2019 (-1,472)
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Financial Quantitative Analysts (211) $77K
Analyst (166) $59K
Associate (131) $76K
Vice President (92) $102K
Quantitative Analyst (82) $77K
Financial Quantitative Analyst (77) $72K
Quantitative Analytics Specialist 2 (47) $68K
Quantitative Researcher (29) $94K
SALARY
Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP EMPLOYERS
LOCATION
New York
Applications: 944
California
Applications: 217
Illinois
Applications: 125

19. H1B Selected Employers

20. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (2172) $70K
Risk Management Specialists (467) $73K
Financial Analysts (458) $94K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (220) $77K
Management Analysts (160) $98K
Logisticians (74) $67K
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (2316) $70K
Financial Analysts (490) $94K
Risk Management Specialists (465) $74K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (221) $77K
Management Analysts (178) $98K
Logisticians (74) $67K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (58) $70K
Selected H1B Sponsor: Ernst & Young (3,917 applications) Compared to 3,874 in 2019 (+43)
LOCATION
SALARY
New York
Applications: 909
California
Applications: 663
Texas
Applications: 411

21. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Business Program Manager (71) $99K
Product Marketing Manager (63) $89K
Financial Analysis And Controls (58) $87K
Program Manager (42) $91K
Senior Program Manager (33) $114K
Operations Program Manager (24) $90K
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Management Analysts (239) $100K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (145) $83K
Financial Analysts (88) $90K
Logisticians (30) $86K
Financial Managers (11) $136K
Marketing Managers (9) $159K
Human Resources Managers (7) $111K
Selected H1B Sponsor: Microsoft (549 applications) Compared to 482 in 2019 (+67)
LOCATION
SALARY
Washington
Applications: 454
California
Applications: 29
New York
Applications: 21

22. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Program Manager III (99) $109K
Program Manager II (90) $89K
Financial Analyst III (69) $110K
Product Manager III (65) $126K
Financial Analyst II (45) $73K
Manager III, Finance (26) $100K
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Marketing Managers (251) $138K
Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers (233) $110K
Accountants And Auditors (160) $78K
Logistics Managers (137) $111K
Logisticians (95) $80K
Supply Chain Managers (92) $108K
Financial Managers (54) $137K
Selected H1B Sponsor: Amazon (1,230 applications) Compared to 992 in 2019 (+238)
LOCATION
SALARY
Washington
Applications: 866
California
Applications: 112
New York
Applications: 42

23. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Senior Associate (166) $74K
Manager (133) $99K
Associate (91) $58K
Senior Manager (25) $109K
Director (24) $136K
Managing Director (5) $149K
Selected H1B Sponsor: KPMG (454 applications) Compared to 433 in 2019 (+21)
LOCATION
SALARY
New York
Applications: 135
California
Applications: 108
Texas
Applications: 37
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Accountants And Auditors (334) $77K
Financial Analysts (78) $97K
Management Analysts (17) $114K
Financial Managers (13) $173K
Risk Management Specialists (2) $102K
Credit Analysts (2) $87K
Compensation, Benefits, And Job Analysis Specialists (2) $83K

24. Source: US Department of Labor. MBA-Exchange.com analysis
TOP JOB TITLES (with average salary)
Model/analysis/validation Senior Analyst (17) $76K
Vp Banker (14) $157K
Credit Portfolio Officer (13) $99K
Vp Trader (8) $170K
Investment Banking Associate (8) $117K
Model/analysis/validation Officer (8) $83K
TOP FUNCTIONAL AREAS (with average salary)
Financial Analysts (167) $112K
Financial Quantitative Analysts (132) $78K
Risk Management Specialists (67) $102K
Financial Managers (34) $181K
Management Analysts (19) $107K
Accountants And Auditors (17) $103K
Market Research Analysts And Marketing Specialists (8) $84K
Selected H1B Sponsor: Citigroup (495 applications) Compared to 352 in 2019 (+143)
LOCATION
SALARY
New York
Applications: 276
Florida
Applications: 107
Texas
Applications: 44

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