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Employers classified under the Information industry based in Massachusetts submitted 1,071 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Of these, 1,042 were approved (97.3%), while 29 were denied (2.7%).

Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.

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.

The average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, higher than 2023's 97.3%. Statewide, Massachusetts employers across all industries submitted 16,232 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 97.8%.

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in Massachusetts during 2024, with 6,451 petitions (39.7% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 97.6%. Meanwhile, the Finance and Insurance industry was the second largest contributor, filing 2,928 petitions (18% of the total), with an approval rate of 98.8%.

The Massachusetts employers which made the most petitions in the Information sector during 2024 included The Mathworks, Inc. with 298 petitions, Akamai Technologies, Inc. with 141 petitions, and Hubspot, Inc. with 100 petitions.

Compared to 2023, the Information sector in Massachusetts saw a 15.4% decrease in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.

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	6,451	39.7%	97.6%	2.4%
2	Finance and Insurance	2,928	18%	98.8%	1.2%
3	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,738	10.7%	95.9%	4.1%
4	Manufacturing	1,585	9.8%	99.1%	1%
5	Educational Services	1,199	7.4%	98.5%	1.5%
6	Information	1,071	6.6%	97.3%	2.7%
7	Retail Trade	420	2.6%	97.9%	2.1%
8	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	229	1.4%	97.4%	2.6%
9	Public Administration	98	0.6%	98%	2%
10	Utilities	91	0.6%	96.7%	3.3%
11	Other Services (except Public Administration)	88	0.5%	94.3%	5.7%
12	Construction	86	0.5%	96.5%	3.5%
13	Wholesale Trade	70	0.4%	98.6%	1.4%
14	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	45	0.3%	97.8%	2.2%
14	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	45	0.3%	93.3%	6.7%
16	Transportation and Warehousing	32	0.2%	90.6%	9.4%
17	Accommodation and Food Services	27	0.2%	85.2%	14.8%
18	Management of Companies and Enterprises	22	0.1%	100%	0%
19	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	4	0%	100%	0%
20	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	3	0%	100%	0%

Rank	Company Name	Total Petitions	% Approved	% Denied
1	The Mathworks, Inc.	298	98.7%	1.3%
2	Akamai Technologies, Inc.	141	99.3%	0.7%
3	Hubspot, Inc.	100	99%	1%
4	PTC, Inc.	39	100%	0%
5	Klaviyo, Inc.	35	97.1%	2.9%
6	Circle Internet Financial, LLC	32	100%	0%
7	Cargurus, Inc.	24	100%	0%
8	Cytel, Inc.	23	91.3%	8.7%
9	Dynatrace, LLC	22	100%	0%
10	Whoop, Inc.	18	100%	0%
10	Horizon International TRD, Inc.	18	72.2%	27.8%
12	Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.	13	100%	0%
12	Intersystems Corporation	13	100%	0%
14	Constant Contact, Inc.	12	91.7%	8.3%
15	Sophos, Inc.	11	90.9%	9.1%
15	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company	11	100%	0%
15	American Tower Corporation	11	100%	0%
18	Alivia Analytics, LLC	10	70%	30%
19	Granite Telecommunications, LLC	9	100%	0%
20	Rockstar New England, Inc.	8	100%	0%
21	Sessionm, Inc.	7	85.7%	14.3%
21	Rocket Software, Inc.	7	100%	0%
21	Liaison International, LLC	7	100%	0%
24	Nasuni Corporation	6	83.3%	16.7%
25	Datarobot, Inc.	5	80%	20%
25	Kraft Analytics Group Kagr, LLC	5	100%	0%
25	Asics Digital, Inc.	5	100%	0%
28	Zakipoint Health, Inc.	4	75%	25%
28	Genedata USA, Inc.	4	100%	0%
28	Elucid Bioimaging, Inc.	4	100%	0%
28	Curriculum Associates, LLC	4	100%	0%
28	Bullhorn, Inc.	4	100%	0%
28	Syndicate-Services, LLC	4	100%	0%
28	Eclinical Solutions, LLC	4	100%	0%
28	Brightcove, Inc.	4	100%	0%
28	Starburst Data, Inc.	4	100%	0%
37	Nference, Inc.	3	66.7%	33.3%
37	Outsystems, Inc.	3	100%	0%
37	Sovos Compliance, LLC	3	100%	0%
37	GNS Healthcare, Inc.	3	100%	0%
37	Comsol, Inc.	3	100%	0%
37	Navisite	3	100%	0%
37	American Well Corporation	3	100%	0%
37	Invoice Cloud, Inc.	3	100%	0%
37	Precisely Software Incorporated	3	100%	0%
46	Shared Technology Services Group, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Benefits Science, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Altaeros Energies, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Cerence Operating Company	2	100%	0%
46	Examity, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Tego, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Newstore, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Backoffice Associates D B a Sy, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Quickbase, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Yrobot, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Enterprisedb Corporation EDB	2	100%	0%
46	Power Advocate, Inc.	2	50%	50%
46	Sense Labs, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Cyberark Software USA LP	2	100%	0%
46	Onpoint Insights, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Logrocket, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Acuitymd, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Assette, LLC	2	100%	0%
46	Apiphani, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Acquia, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Preveil, Inc.	2	100%	0%
46	Airslate, Inc.	2	50%	50%
46	Zmags, Corp.	2	100%	0%
69	Watabot, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Kubotek USA, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Recorded Future	1	0%	100%
69	GPR, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Savant Systems, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Apriori Technologies, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Molten, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Advanced Medical Strategies, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Interactions, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Trivium Interactive, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Open Data Science, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Sorint Lab US, Inc.	1	0%	100%
69	Rooster Technologies, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Apptopia, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Lower Cape Community Access Televi	1	100%	0%
69	Admithub PBC	1	100%	0%
69	Infrared5, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Tausight, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Netnumber, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	ATN International Telecom Group LL	1	100%	0%
69	Trilio Data, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Alchemy Telco Solutions US, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Pubmark, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Woebot Labs, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Applied Value Technologies, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Coin Metrics, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Postalytics, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Systemone, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Semcasting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Tiledb, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Kagr, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Omniprophis Corporation	1	100%	0%
69	Smartbear Software, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Risi, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Linguistic, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Editbar, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Cognex Corporation	1	100%	0%
69	Persivia, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Secure AL Labs, Inc.	1	0%	100%
69	Aspen Opco D B a Aspen Publish, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	The New Bedford Light	1	100%	0%
69	Airworks Solutions, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Jobcase, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Creatio Americas, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Brighttalk, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	North America Information Technology Consulting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Skyness Studios, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Wevo, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Repsly, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Abside Networks, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Pentera Security, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Sway Ai, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Scilligence Corporation	1	100%	0%
69	Zoominfo Technologies D B a Zo, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Mya Health, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Covectra, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Prescient Devices, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Nocap, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Shopkick, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Webcontentor, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Lastpass US LP	1	100%	0%
69	Recorded Future, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Cintell, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Paradigm4, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Scandit, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Ascentis Corporation	1	100%	0%
69	Motus, LLC	1	100%	0%
69	Frontrunnerhc	1	100%	0%
69	Aion Biosystems, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	Covalent Networks, Inc.	1	100%	0%
69	That Child Got Talent Entertainment, Inc.	1	100%	0%