Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership
This represents an approval rate of 97.5%, which is lower 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 DuPage Policy Journal publication area during 2024, filing a total of 1,354 petitions (71% of all submissions) and receiving 1,315 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 97.1%. The Manufacturing industry followed, with 242 petitions (12.7% of all submissions) and an approval rate of 99.2%.
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 Uchicago Argonne, LLC with 107 petitions and all of them approved, Molex, LLC with 54 petitions and 98.1% of them approved, and Mygo Consulting, Inc. with 46 petitions filed and an approval rate of 97.8%.
Compared to 2023, Illinois saw a 3.3% increase 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 | 1,354 | 71% | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 242 | 12.7% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 3 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 3.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 4 | Retail Trade | 53 | 2.8% | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 5 | Wholesale Trade | 39 | 2% | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 6 | Information | 35 | 1.8% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Transportation and Warehousing | 32 | 1.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Finance and Insurance | 20 | 1% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Construction | 14 | 0.7% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Educational Services | 13 | 0.7% | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 11 | 0.6% | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| 12 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 6 | 0.3% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 2 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Argonne, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 107 | 100% | 0% |
| Molex, LLC | Manufacturing | 54 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| Mygo Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 46 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| Fermi Research Alliance, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| Dataedge, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 41 | 100% | 0% |
| Egen Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| Aspire Systems Digital Transformat | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 100% | 0% |
| Ulta, Inc. | Retail Trade | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| Navistar, Inc. | Manufacturing | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| Aspire Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| Beneficial Technician Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| Ati Holdings, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| The Chamberlain Group, LLC | Manufacturing | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| Binary Technician Consulting, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| SRK Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Applications Software Technology, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| Maxil Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| Wavicle Data Solutions, LLC | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| Axiom Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 95% | 5% |
| Edify Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| Diversified Services Network, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Ameritech Global, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Xit Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Gamma Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| Invicktus, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Psquare Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Libsys, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| Royal Cyber, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Softtune Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Ulta Beauty Credit Services Corpor | Retail Trade | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Sierra Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Cvtech Innovations, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| Sharpedge Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| Andhus Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Datics, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| JR Enterprise Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| Hub Group, Inc. | Transportation and Warehousing | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Evolutyz, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Digitalis, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| The Most Group, Inc. | Information | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Faxianit, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Asoft Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Indsoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Nidec Mobility America Corporation | Manufacturing | 10 | 90% | 10% |
| Prorsum Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Entrust Solutions Group | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| N2force Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Springml, Inc. | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Nubustechno, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Optivent Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Astute, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| United Fortune It Solutions | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Intellivision, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Asar America, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 50% | 50% |
| Unicom Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Numeric Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Ces Global, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| International Business Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 75% | 25% |
| Teklink International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation | Health Care and Social Assistance | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Hendrickson USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Meridian Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Optime Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Lorsiv Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Rulesiq, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Heptaware Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Metro Infectious Disease Consultants | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Ensono, Inc. | Information | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Wight and Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Vsecure Labs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Northstar Technology Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| R R Donnelley and Sons Company | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Knowles Electronics, LLC | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| SK Soft Systems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Midwestern University | Educational Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Athletico, Ltd. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Aspire Systems Digital, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Glenysys Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Argyll Info Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Amvotech Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Amplifi Loyalty Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Kaav, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Mccain Foods USA | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Sikich, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Icrush Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Top Line Furniture Warehouse, Corp. | Wholesale Trade | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| Rstar Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| Cybertech Systems and Software, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Exalttek, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 80% | 20% |
| SRI Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Flexera Software, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Staffigo Technical Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Aim Big, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Hyzon Motors, Inc. | Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| American Bear Logistics, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Calypso Soft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Inferifi, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Ces USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| S R International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Terra Information Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 75% | 25% |
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