"after not placing in the top 25 h-1b visa employers in prior years, Tesla now ranks no. 16, according to the national foundation for american policy (nfap) a nonpartisan [sic] think tank focused on trade and immigration issues"

By Prince George's County Ex-Pat
tuesday, december 31, 2024 at 10:22:38 p.m. est

"after not placing in the top 25 h-1b visa employers in prior years, Tesla now ranks no. 16, according to the national foundation for american policy (nfap) a nonpartisan [sic] think tank focused on trade and immigration issues"

"which companies have the most employees working on an h-1b visa?

"Tesla founder Elon Musk is a vocal proponent of h-1b visas, and his company's use of the program jumped sharply this year.

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"here's a rundown of the top 20 companies as listed by the number of h-1b petitions for initial employment the U.S. approved in fiscal-year 2024, according to nfap:

• amazon. the e-commerce company had the most approved h-1b petitions for initial employment in 2024, with 3,871. that figure was down from more than 4,000 h-1b visas in 2023 and nearly 6,400 in 2022.
• cognizant. the information technology services firm had the second most h-1b petitions approved in 2024, tallying 2,837.
• infosys. the digital services and consulting company had 2,504 petitions approved in fiscal-year 2024.
• tcs. tata consultancy services ranked forth [sic], with 1,452.
• ibm. the technology company nicknamed Big Blue tallied 1,348 petitions.
• microsoft. the technology conglomerate saw 1,264 petitions approved.
• hcl america. the computer programming solutions provider had 1,248 approved h-1b visas.
• google. the search engine ranked no. 8, with 1,058 h-1bs.
• capgemini. the information technology company accounted for 1,041 h-1b visas last 2024.
• meta platforms. formerly known as facebook, meta was behind 920 approved petitions.
• Deloitte. the audit and tax consultancy company had 891 petitions approved.
• Apple. the iphone and laptop maker accounted for 864.
• intel. the semiconductor company's count came to 851.
• accenture. the it company garnered approval for 833 petitions.
• ltimindtree. the global technology consultancy counted 798.
• Tesla. the electric car maker had 742 petitions approved.
• Ernst & Young. the accounting firm tallied 741.
• Goldman Sachs. the investment bank and financial services firm garnered 678.
• wipro. the iy services provider's tally came to 609.
• Walmart. the retailing giant is behind 654 approved H-1B petitions.