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All H1B Visa Occupations: 573 Jobs (FY2026)

What are the highest-paying H1B visa jobs? Browse every occupation with H1B filings in FY2026, ranked by salary and filing volume. Powered by U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data.

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$624,000
Top Occupation Salary
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FY2026
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Top 10: Highest-Paying H1B Occupations

These occupations command the highest average salaries among H1B visa filings in FY2026. Click any job to see detailed salary distributions, top employers, and filing trends.

#1 Highest Paying
Anesthesiologists
1 filings
$624,000
#2 Highest Paying
Cardiologists
3 filings
$541,498
#3 Highest Paying
Urologists
5 filings
$527,981
#4 Highest Paying
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
2 filings
$500,000
#5 Highest Paying
Surgeons, All Other
3 filings
$401,210
#6 Highest Paying
Radiologists
53 filings
$399,785
#7 Highest Paying
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
1 filings
$351,000
#8 Highest Paying
Airline Pilot, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
1 filings
$351,000
#9 Highest Paying
Pediatric Surgeons
2 filings
$310,801
#10 Highest Paying
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
9 filings
$309,048

Top 50 H1B Occupations by Salary

The highest-paying H1B visa occupations ranked by average annual salary. Click any occupation for detailed breakdowns.

# Occupation Filings Avg Salary
1 Anesthesiologists 1 $624,000
2 Cardiologists 3 $541,498
3 Urologists 5 $527,981
4 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 2 $500,000
5 Surgeons, All Other 3 $401,210
6 Radiologists 53 $399,785
7 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $351,000
8 Airline Pilot, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $351,000
9 Pediatric Surgeons 2 $310,801
10 Obstetricians and Gynecologists 9 $309,048
11 Lawyers 1 $290,000
12 Hospitalists 146 $289,980
13 Physicians, All Other 15 $289,781
14 Chief Executives 102 $287,201
15 Emergency Medicine Physicians 9 $284,469
16 Sports Medicine Physicians 3 $283,381
17 Neurologists 32 $278,810
18 Physicians, Pathologists 19 $278,711
19 Allergists and Immunologists 2 $276,754
20 Computer and Information System Managers 2 $274,456
21 Psychiatrists 37 $260,547
22 Computer Occupations, ALL Other 1 $260,000
23 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 1 $260,000
24 Veterinarians 3 $253,200
25 General and Operations Managers 3 $251,144
26 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, NonR&D 1 $249,600
27 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sa 3 $248,333
28 Prosthodontists 1 $239,200
29 Orthodontists 4 $237,322
30 General Internal Medicine Physicians 109 $233,434
31 Computer and Information Systems Managers 2 $230,230
32 Financial and Investment Analyst 1 $230,000
33 Family Medicine Physicians 56 $227,336
34 Pediatricians, General 55 $223,004
35 Dentists, All Other Specialists 16 $216,588
36 Anesthesiologist Assistants 3 $215,586
37 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $214,306
38 Financial Managers 242 $210,509
39 Investment Fund Managers 24 $201,970
40 Financial Risk Specialists 1 $200,000
41 Sales Managers 122 $198,299
42 Media Technical Directors/Managers 1 $197,400
43 Art Directors 30 $196,674
44 ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 1 $195,000
45 Software Developers 1 $194,616
46 Architectural and Engineering Managers 422 $191,243
47 Digital Forensics Analysts 4 $190,149
48 Craft Artists 1 $190,000
49 Chief Sustainability Officers 2 $189,445
50 Computer and Information Research Scientists 589 $189,399

All 573 Occupations: A-Z Directory

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A

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Accountants and Auditors 916 $115,863
Actuaries 42 $142,619
Acupuncturists 2 $81,323
Acute Care Nurses 8 $85,298
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 2 $64,272
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 2 $177,555
Administrative Services Managers 2 $102,340
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 1 $45,760
Advertising and Promotions Managers 22 $157,361
Advertising Sales Agents 3 $68,204
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 4 $105,061
Aerospace Engineers 47 $135,135
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 1 $85,000
Agricultural Engineers 12 $94,550
Agricultural Inspectors 32 $49,983
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY 1 $90,000
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $87,431
Agricultural Technicians 2 $55,643
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $58,240
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 19 $58,159
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 1 $104,000
Airline Pilot, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $351,000
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 1 $351,000
Allergists and Immunologists 2 $276,754
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1 $52,000
Anesthesiologist Assistants 3 $215,586
Anesthesiologists 1 $624,000
Animal Scientists 26 $73,078
Anthropologists and Archeologists 4 $73,009
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $103,961
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 2 $141,688
ARCHITECTS, EXCEPT LANDSCAPE AND NAVAL 1 $92,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters 19 $78,456
Architectural and Engineering Managers 422 $191,243
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $86,261
Archivists 2 $68,351
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $94,087
Art Directors 30 $196,674
Art Therapists 4 $84,365
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 41 $72,480
Astronomers 33 $93,630
Athletic Trainers 10 $69,656
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 52 $102,575
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $115,400
Audiologists 1 $73,944
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1 $72,000
Automotive Engineering Technicians 1 $83,000
Automotive Engineers 151 $123,654
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $70,000

C

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Cardiologists 3 $541,498
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 2 $68,527
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $66,740
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 4 $61,120
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 8 $78,616
Chefs and Head Cooks 7 $89,105
Chemical Engineers 131 $124,641
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $81,354
Chemists 250 $102,863
Chief Executives 102 $287,201
Chief Sustainability Officers 2 $189,445
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 17 $64,812
Chiropractors 5 $98,277
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2 $71,677
Civil Engineers 2 $126,425
Civil Engineers, R&D 21 $82,214
Clergy 35 $62,429
Climate Change Analysts 1 $68,900
Climate Change Policy Analysts 5 $79,968
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 12 $112,117
Clinical Data Managers 96 $131,719
Clinical Nurse Specialists 2 $73,996
Clinical Research Coordinators 29 $96,889
Coaches and Scouts 42 $64,343
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1 $147,499
Commercial Pilots 4 $142,814
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $86,000
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 4 $50,711
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 16 $96,727
Compliance Managers 28 $163,651
Compliance Officers 20 $105,595
Computer & Information Research Scientists 3 $69,549
Computer and Information Research Scientists 589 $189,399
Computer and Information System Managers 2 $274,456
Computer and Information Systems Managers 2 $230,230
Computer Hardware Engineers 181 $180,102
Computer Hardware Engineers, R&D 1 $108,885
Computer Network Architects 362 $151,323
Computer Network Architects, R&D 2 $130,882
Computer Network Support Specialists 70 $103,757
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 1 $62,400
Computer Occupations, ALL Other 1 $260,000
Computer Programmers 3 $109,767
Computer Programmers, Non R&D 3 $91,856
Computer Programmers, R&D 2 $91,853
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 177 $110,402
Computer Systems Administrators 1 $159,000
Computer Systems Analysts 93 $137,383
Computer Systems Analysts, Non R&D 1 $112,882
Computer Systems Analysts, R&D 4 $73,487
Computer Systems Engineer/Architects 1 $161,722
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 3,090 $115,202
Computer User Support Specialists 24 $83,436
Concierges 1 $42,000
Conservation Scientists 1 $93,500
Construction Manager 1 $152,090
Construction Managers 208 $130,643
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $41,371
Cost Estimators 1 $135,000
Counselors, All Other 1 $78,000
Craft Artists 1 $190,000
Credit Analysts 41 $132,027
Credit Counselors 1 $42,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $84,954
Critical Care Nurses 19 $77,303
Curators 11 $106,274
Customer Service Representatives 3 $47,955
Cytogenetic Technologists 2 $60,205

E

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $182,000
Economists 85 $150,117
Editors 18 $110,226
Education Administrators, All Other 4 $127,525
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 12 $91,645
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 49 $116,487
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 9 $53,632
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $73,917
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 3 $55,141
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 43 $58,549
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 1 $41,454
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 12 $82,480
Electrical Engineer 3 $114,292
Electrical Engineers 1,031 $140,362
Electrical Engineers, Non-R&D 1 $155,738
Electrical Engineers, NonR&D 3 $91,330
Electrical Engineers, R&D 3 $111,695
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS 1 $195,000
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,238 $163,089
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, NonR&D 1 $249,600
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, R&D 2 $120,000
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer2.00 1 $85,883
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 207 $65,193
Emergency Medicine Physicians 9 $284,469
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 31 $114,702
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $138,097
Engineers, All Other 25 $128,002
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 19 $73,700
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 2 $47,443
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $90,064
Environmental Economists 8 $108,651
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 1 $70,000
Environmental Engineers 72 $101,484
Environmental Restoration Planners 2 $111,091
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 2 $42,796
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $108,597
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin 1 $145,000
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 42 $94,839
Epidemiologists 1 $138,732
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 3 $94,979
Exercise Physiologists 16 $79,826

F

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $81,801
Family Medicine Physicians 56 $227,336
Farm and Home Management Educators 9 $71,179
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 8 $90,979
Fashion Designers 17 $92,687
Film and Video Editors 12 $92,738
Financial Analysts 2 $130,031
Financial and Investment Analyst 1 $230,000
Financial and Investment Analysts 1,167 $162,973
Financial Examiners 12 $104,941
Financial Managers 242 $210,509
Financial Quantitative Analyst 3 $132,937
Financial Quantitative Analysts 329 $161,169
Financial Risk Specialists 1 $200,000
Financial Specialists, All Other 12 $136,538
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and I 1 $92,000
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 8 $106,584
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 1 $62,400
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 5 $67,044
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1 $104,000
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1 $57,200
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 1 $46,197
Food Science Technicians 2 $45,390
Food Scientists and Technologists 53 $97,837
Food Service Managers 1 $150,000
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postseco 1 $81,051
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 55 $75,990
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $80,003
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 5 $124,991
Fuel Cell Engineers 6 $140,339
Fundraisers 7 $71,402
Fundraising Managers 6 $112,049

J

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Judicial Law Clerks 20 $106,704

K

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 16 $62,670

M

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Machinists 1 $44,553
Management Analysts 12 $155,316
Managers, All Other 16 $162,513
Manufacturing Engineers 292 $122,858
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 5 $102,800
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 547 $109,188
Marketing Managers 359 $183,177
Marketing Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1 $110,400
Marriage and Family Therapists 4 $126,450
Materials Engineers 178 $126,236
Materials Scientists 138 $92,955
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 2 $92,068
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 102 $92,961
Mathematicians 31 $137,869
Mechanical Engineer II 1 $81,245
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 4 $132,154
Mechanical Engineers 9 $125,823
Mechanical Engineers, NonR&D 15 $94,019
Mechanical Engineers, R&D 2 $135,000
Mechanical Enginers 1 $67,288
Mechatronics Engineers 107 $127,906
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 4 $105,335
Media Programming Directors 3 $89,646
Media Technical Directors/Managers 1 $197,400
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 4 $75,676
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologist 1 $47,736
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 456 $74,885
Medical and Health Services Managers 74 $154,495
Medical Dosimetrists 2 $183,329
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,001 $85,864
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 17 $73,663
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 18 $75,366
Mental Health Counselors 75 $80,239
Microbiologists 75 $77,640
Microsystems Engineers 6 $127,139
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 95 $58,531
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 15 $117,429
Molecular & Cellular Biologists 1 $61,992
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 354 $82,171
Museum Technicians and Conservators 2 $58,071
Music Directors and Composers 7 $86,048
Music Therapists 7 $71,300
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 1 $50,232

P

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 30 $76,206
Paramedics 22 $66,815
Parts Salespersons 1 $70,000
Pediatric Surgeons 2 $310,801
Pediatricians, General 55 $223,004
Penetration Testers 6 $132,087
Personal Financial Advisors 8 $114,497
Petroleum Engineers 7 $157,096
Pharmacists 37 $138,712
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 14 $75,298
Photonics Engineers 43 $160,436
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 1 $260,000
Physical Scientists, All Other 5 $65,224
Physical Therapists 326 $87,443
Physician Assistants 12 $135,866
Physicians, All Other 15 $289,781
Physicians, Pathologists 19 $278,711
Physicists 269 $108,598
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $90,864
Plant and System Operators, All Other 1 $71,073
Podiatrists 1 $82,472
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $150,000
Political Scientists 11 $109,147
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 32 $75,131
Postsecondary Teachers, All Others 1 $50,294
Precision Agriculture Technicians 2 $55,000
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 28 $45,929
Preventive Medicine Physicians 3 $114,217
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 1 $111,845
Producers and Directors 36 $129,396
Production Workers, All Other 9 $44,835
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $52,000
Project Management Specialists 574 $135,436
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 4 $146,664
Prosthodontists 1 $239,200
Psychiatrists 37 $260,547
Psychologists, All Other 5 $73,932
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $86,799
Public Relations Managers 28 $161,237
Public Relations Specialists 3 $88,533
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and F 3 $103,424
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 33 $90,477
Purchasing Managers 43 $160,682

Q

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Quality Control Analysts 5 $61,360
Quality Control Systems Managers 41 $139,102

S

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 3 $111,890
Sales Engineers 1 $188,552
Sales Managers 122 $198,299
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 6 $81,528
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 6 $102,931
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical, and Scientific Products 1 $133,714
School Psychologists 1 $70,551
Search Marketing Strategists 1 $150,000
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical Education 1 $57,349
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1 $92,900
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sa 3 $248,333
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 25 $174,555
Security Management Specialists 1 $76,000
Self-Enrichment Teachers 2 $48,744
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $124,388
Social and Community Service Managers 41 $87,873
Social and Human Service Assistants 5 $52,110
Social Science Research Assistants 59 $65,424
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other 8 $94,345
Social Scientists and Related Wokers, All Other 1 $104,100
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 11 $100,436
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $82,008
Social Workers, All Other 1 $48,470
Sociologists 18 $98,709
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $111,379
Software Developer 3 $167,316
Software Developer, Non R&D 2 $91,280
Software Developers 1 $194,616
Software Developers, Applications 8 $112,655
Software Developers, Non R&D 62 $113,435
Software Developers, R&D 32 $134,377
Software Developers, Systems Software 6 $118,141
Software Engineer 1 $120,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts & Testers 1 $125,528
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 13 $129,714
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Non R&D 3 $109,961
Software Quality Assurance, Testing and Release 1 $126,870
Soil and Plant Scientists 86 $68,628
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 19 $131,015
Sound Engineering Technicians 2 $137,856
Special Education Teachers, All Other 8 $70,364
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School 41 $64,284
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten 1 $68,902
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 17 $65,889
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 5 $70,574
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 29 $67,557
Special Effects Artists and Animators 29 $133,390
SPECIALL EFFECTS ARTISTS ADN ANIMATORS 1 $117,540
Speech-Language Pathologists 63 $96,463
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 4 $51,507
Sports Medicine Physicians 3 $283,381
Statistical Assistants 10 $63,275
Statistician 1 $114,999
Statisticians 337 $136,084
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 5 $72,048
Supply Chain Managers 150 $151,057
Surgeons, All Other 3 $401,210
Survey Researchers 20 $99,345
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 1 $44,158
Surveyors 1 $98,200
Sustainability Specialists 32 $102,443

U

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Urban and Regional Planners 29 $107,578
Urologists 5 $527,981

V

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Validation Engineers 333 $111,037
Veterinarians 3 $253,200
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 2 $56,780
Video Game Designers 9 $140,853

Z

Occupation Filings Avg Salary
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 7 $71,286

Data: U.S. Department of Labor FY2026 H1B disclosure data. Occupations are classified by SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code. Our Methodology · Data Sources