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This represents an approval rate of 98.5%, which is higher than the nationwide average.
That year, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the U.S. stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023. Statewide, employers in Illinois across all industries submitted 20,166 petitions during the same period, with an approval rate of 98.7%.
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 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led H-1B petition approvals in the North Cook News publication area during 2024, filing a total of 1,960 petitions (52.8% of all submissions) and receiving 1,916 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 97.8%. The Finance and Insurance industry followed, with 726 petitions (19.5% of all submissions) and an approval rate of 99.7%.
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The employers that filed the most petitions in the area during 2024 included DFS Corporate Services, LLC with 483 petitions and 99.6% of them approved, Northwestern University with 237 petitions and 98.7% of them approved, and ZS Associates, Inc. with 199 petitions filed and an approval rate of 99%.
Compared to 2023, Illinois saw a 7.9% 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.
North Cook News Publication Area H-1B Petition Distribution by Industry in 2024
H-1B Petitions by Industry in North Cook News Publication Area, 2024
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1,960 | 52.8% | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 2 | Finance and Insurance | 726 | 19.5% | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| 3 | Manufacturing | 301 | 8.1% | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| 4 | Educational Services | 255 | 6.9% | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 5 | Information | 121 | 3.3% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 6 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 93 | 2.5% | 98.9% | 1.1% |
| 7 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 64 | 1.7% | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| 8 | Retail Trade | 62 | 1.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Wholesale Trade | 41 | 1.1% | 95.1% | 4.9% |
| 10 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 14 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 11 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Construction | 10 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Accommodation and Food Services | 10 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Transportation and Warehousing | 7 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Utilities | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 0% | 100% | 0% |
Top 100 Employers in the North Cook News Publication Area, 2024
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFS Corporate Services, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 483 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| Northwestern University | Educational Services | 237 | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| ZS Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 199 | 99% | 1% |
| Discover Products, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 125 | 100% | 0% |
| Medline Industries LP | Manufacturing | 108 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| Bitwise, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 79 | 98.7% | 1.3% |
| Zifo Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 69 | 100% | 0% |
| Vistaltech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 62 | 98.4% | 1.6% |
| Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc. | Information | 62 | 100% | 0% |
| Innovative Consulting Solutions LL | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 49 | 95.9% | 4.1% |
| Suprasoft, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 44 | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| Dataedge, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 41 | 100% | 0% |
| Walgreen Company | Retail Trade | 40 | 100% | 0% |
| Eguru Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 39 | 84.6% | 15.4% |
| Lex Nimble Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| Advansoft International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 93.5% | 6.5% |
| Etek It Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| CDK Global, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| Entellects Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| Arthur J Gallagher Service Company, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| Ul, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| Onward Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 96.2% | 3.8% |
| Biztegy Analytics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Discover Bank | Finance and Insurance | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Americloud Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Kalven Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 91.3% | 8.7% |
| Cyberbridge International D B, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| Windycity Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| Verinon Technology Solutions, Ltd. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| Pulse Network, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| MSR Technology Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| Gac Solutions, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | Manufacturing | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| Siritek, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| Shure Incorporated | Manufacturing | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Only It Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Gannu Software, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| Fortune Brands Innovations Group, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Wolters Kluwer DXG U S, Inc. | Information | 16 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Vsquare It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Savvy Info Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Invicktus, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc. | Manufacturing | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| HD Consulting | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Whiztek, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| Vertex Consulting Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Allstate Insurance Company | Finance and Insurance | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Rigelsky, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Vuegen Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Blackbuck Insights, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Solutionsoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| S and a It Training Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| DFS Services, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| Computact Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Neosis It Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Softtune Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Datametica Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Sierra Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Redmane Technology, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Alrek Business Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| R1 RCM Holdco, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Global Infotech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| Paylocity Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| MG Cloud Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Robot Insight Technologies | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| Focus Core, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Andhus Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Select Rehabilitation, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Gantec Publishing Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Global Applications, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Prorsum Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| HR Pundits, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 90% | 10% |
| Community Consolidated School District 15 | Educational Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Institute of Gas Technology | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Wintrust Financial Corporation | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Ispero, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 90% | 10% |
| Key Cube Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 90% | 10% |
| Baxter Healthcare Corporation | Manufacturing | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Astellas US, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Nubustechno, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Excellerate Education Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Mirage Software, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Ivytech Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| U S Cellular Corporation | Information | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| AK Information Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Svanaco, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Volto Consulting and Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 75% | 25% |
| Riverpoint Management, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Softcon USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Peterson Technology Partners, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Techtiera Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| The Middleby Corporation | Manufacturing | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Vistex, Inc. | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Exeliq Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Avalign Technologies, Inc. | Manufacturing | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Dynamic Enterprise Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Wisetech Global US, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Rulesiq, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Presence Chicago Hospitals Network | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Worklance, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
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