This is the list of the Top 100 Visa Employers from last year along with how many visas they were approved for their foreign national staff.
This list is just for H-1B approvals, however as these companies were committed to hiring foreign nationals, they are well aware of the processes involved. Thus even if you are looking at the E-3 Visa, L-1 Visa, J-1 Visa or OPT time of the F-1 visa this is an important list.
(also as a side note this is a list of companies you probably should NOT apply to for US visa sponsorship this year due to the new regulations making it more difficult for them to hire foreigners at the moment)
To read more about this list and what it means check out the Top 100 US Visa Employers blog post.
| Rank | H1B Visa Sponsor | LCA Petitions | Average Salary | Industry |
| 1 | Tata Consultancy Services | 5,416 | $63,502 | IT Consulting |
| 2 | Microsoft | 4,251 | $97,256 | Software |
| 3 | IBM | 3,906 | $88,555 | Consulting |
| 4 | Deloitte Consulting | 3,632 | $96,876 | Consulting |
| 5 | Wipro | 3,024 | $80,553 | IT Consulting |
| 6 | Larsen Toubro Infotech | 2,746 | $59,343 | IT Consulting |
| 7 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 2,738 | $66,640 | IT Consulting |
| 8 | Intel | 1,951 | $98,545 | Technology |
| 9 | HCL Technologies America | 1,701 | $70,123 | Technology |
| 10 | Ernst Young | 1,430 | $97,144 | Consulting |
| 11 | Deloitte Touche | 1,390 | $74,738 | Consulting |
| 12 | Oracle | 1,306 | $103,196 | Software |
| 13 | 1,305 | $124,616 | Internet | |
| 14 | Satyam Computer Services | 1,263 | $71,228 | IT Consulting |
| 15 | Accenture | 1,253 | $74,765 | Consulting |
| 16 | Qualcomm | 1,225 | $101,446 | Technology |
| 17 | UST Global | 1,210 | $60,944 | IT Consulting |
| 18 | Infosys Technologies | 1,191 | $70,486 | IT Consulting |
| 19 | Fujitsu Laboratories OF America | 1,127 | $80,883 | Technology |
| 20 | Patni Americas | 1,078 | $64,942 | IT Consulting |
| 21 | Apple | 803 | $121,415 | Technology |
| 22 | Hewlett Packard | 775 | $100,966 | Technology |
| 23 | Cummins | 772 | $70,347 | Manufacturing |
| 24 | System Soft Technologies | 750 | $54,863 | IT Consulting |
| 25 | Goldman Sachs | 696 | $120,753 | Finance |
| 26 | Mphasis | 670 | $72,480 | IT Consulting |
| 27 | Bank of America | 651 | $103,490 | Finance |
| 28 | JPMorgan Chase | 630 | $107,056 | Finance |
| 29 | Amazon com | 623 | $102,056 | Internet |
| 30 | CitiGroup | 617 | $114,659 | Finance |
| 31 | EMC | 571 | $93,165 | Technology |
| 32 | Marlabs | 546 | $67,139 | IT Consulting |
| 33 | Capgemini | 534 | $107,518 | Consulting |
| 34 | KPMG | 514 | $89,943 | Consulting |
| 35 | Yahoo | 512 | $113,987 | Internet |
| 36 | Rite Aid | 492 | $117,514 | Retail |
| 37 | Management Health Systems | 492 | $64,792 | Health |
| 38 | CVS Pharmacy | 491 | $119,098 | Retail |
| 39 | iTech US | 479 | $71,778 | Software |
| 40 | Ericsson | 464 | $86,567 | Technology |
| 41 | Ebay | 462 | $111,363 | Internet |
| 42 | Pricewaterhousecoopers | 458 | $69,198 | Consulting |
| 43 | Kpit Infosystems | 454 | $58,413 | IT Consulting |
| 44 | HCL Systems | 450 | $70,795 | IT Consulting |
| 45 | Wal Mart Associates | 447 | $98,671 | Retail |
| 46 | Cisco Systems | 433 | $115,556 | Technology |
| 47 | Broadcom | 433 | $104,417 | Technology |
| 48 | Barclays Capital | 418 | $126,434 | Finance |
| 49 | Merrill Lynch | 411 | $112,455 | Finance |
| 50 | National Institutes Of Health, Hhs | 408 | $74,128 | Health |
| 51 | V Soft Consulting Group | 405 | $53,545 | IT Consulting |
| 52 | Dell | 404 | $96,827 | Technology |
| 53 | Hexaware Technologies | 396 | $64,230 | IT Consulting |
| 54 | Micron Technology | 390 | $84,666 | Technology |
| 55 | Jcg Technologies | 386 | $64,718 | IT Consulting |
| 56 | GlobalValue Consulting | 381 | $65,925 | Consulting |
| 57 | University of Michigan | 376 | $61,678 | Education |
| 58 | University of Pittsburgh | 374 | $81,508 | Education |
| 59 | Accenture Technology Solutions | 374 | $72,594 | IT Consulting |
| 60 | HSBC Bank | 364 | $99,108 | Finance |
| 61 | CSC Covansys | 358 | $81,906 | IT Consulting |
| 62 | University Of Pennsylvania | 358 | $62,923 | Education |
| 63 | Johns Hopkins University | 351 | $55,367 | Education |
| 64 | Keane | 346 | $97,983 | IT Consulting |
| 65 | 3i Infotech Consulting | 341 | $59,774 | IT Consulting |
| 66 | Yale University | 339 | $60,619 | Education |
| 67 | Motorola Mobility | 338 | $95,754 | Technology |
| 68 | Vedicsoft Solutions | 336 | $64,984 | IT Consulting |
| 69 | Verinon Technology Solutions | 334 | $63,951 | IT Consulting |
| 70 | Capgemini Financial Services | 331 | $86,783 | Finance |
| 71 | Multivision | 330 | $72,021 | IT Consulting |
| 72 | Texas Instruments | 329 | $92,357 | Technology |
| 73 | VMWare | 327 | $109,116 | Software |
| 74 | Tech Mahindra americas | 321 | $66,941 | IT Consulting |
| 75 | UBS AG | 320 | $103,439 | Finance |
| 76 | Mastech, Inc | 320 | $85,151 | Technology |
| 77 | Polaris Software Lab | 320 | $66,139 | Consulting |
| 78 | Headstrong Services | 319 | $86,259 | Finance |
| 79 | Credit Suisse First Boston | 317 | $110,834 | Finance |
| 80 | Symantec | 317 | $109,172 | Software |
| 81 | Populus Group | 317 | $89,975 | Consulting |
| 82 | Compunnel Software Group | 315 | $67,569 | Software |
| 83 | Infosys Limited | 312 | $79,664 | IT Consulting |
| 84 | Zylog Systems | 311 | $69,971 | Consulting |
| 85 | Morgan Stanley | 308 | $111,935 | Finance |
| 86 | Baltimore City Public School System | 308 | $65,630 | Education |
| 87 | Sapphire Technologies, Lp | 307 | $95,348 | Technology |
| 88 | Bloomberg | 304 | $109,062 | Finance |
| 89 | Oracle Financial Services Software, Inc | 303 | $70,784 | Finance |
| 90 | Deloitte Tax | 299 | $78,519 | Finance |
| 91 | Stanford University | 299 | $71,340 | Education |
| 92 | Verizon Communications | 296 | $88,917 | Telecommunications |
| 93 | Dallas Independent School District | 290 | $47,885 | Education |
| 94 | Schlumberger Technology | 286 | $74,367 | IT Consulting |
| 95 | Harvard University | 286 | $65,512 | Education |
| 96 | Marvell Semiconductor | 285 | $95,886 | Technology |
| 97 | PayPal | 284 | $111,082 | Internet |
| 98 | Apex Technology Systems | 278 | $63,003 | IT Consulting |
| 99 | Columbia University | 275 | $72,046 | Education |
| 100 | Virgo | 275 | $57,910 | Engineering |