From JPMorgan to BlackRock: The 15 financial firms that file the most H-1B immigrant work visas
Total certified H-1B filings: 1,990
Total employees worldwide: 317,233 as of the end of 2024
Types of filings: More than 1,500 filings are for workers with "software" in their title. The firm also hired for roles like a vice president of investment banking, an executive director of liquidity risk management, and a managing director of client fraud prevention.
Total certified H-1B filings: 1,839
Total employees worldwide: More than 76,000 per a January press release
Types of filings: More than 40% of filings contain the word software in their job title, and many other filings are related to tech as well, such as a director-level AI employee. The company also filed for a director of quantitative analysis and even some accounting roles through the program.
Total certified H-1B filings: 1,443
Total employees worldwide: 46,500
Types of filings: Slightly more than a quarter of Goldman's filings are for roles that contain the word software. The company has also hired some divisional COO and CFOs through the program, as well as managing directors in areas like banking and financial crime control.
Total certified H-1B filings: 1,058
Total employees worldwide: 239,000
Types of filings: Many of the filings are for tech roles, such as software engineering, application development, and information technology roles. Other filings include a regulatory risk group manager and even a trader.
Total certified H-1B filings: 758
Total employees worldwide: 51,987 at the end of 2023
Types of filings: Most of Capital One's filings are for tech roles, as well as adjacent roles like a quantitative analysis manager and a range of data science roles.
Total certified H-1B filings: 642
Total employees worldwide: More than 80,000, per its corporate website
Types of filings: Morgan Stanley does not include job title information in their filings, only the level of seniority. The filings range from the associate level up to managing director.
Total certified H-1B filings: 609
Total employees worldwide: Approximately 85,000, per its corporate website
Types of filings: Most of Barclay's filings are for tech roles, but the company has also hired for director roles in global markets, equity derivatives structuring, and a credit desk quant role.
Total certified H-1B filings: 587
Total employees worldwide: 31,600, according to a December 4 report
Types of filings: The vast majority of filings are for tech roles, including a senior machine learning engineer and a variety of software engineers. Other filings include a senior M&A manager and a senior finance manager.
Total certified H-1B filings: 575
Total employees worldwide: 74,000, per a 2024 press release
Types of filings: Nearly a third of AmEx's filings are for manager roles, and the vast majority of those are in the tech and data science sectors of the business. The company has also filed for director roles in investment management and marketing analytics.
Total certified H-1B filings: 500
Total employees worldwide: 213,193, as of the end of 2024
Types of filings: Similar to others on the list, most of Bank of America's H-1B filings are for tech roles, but the company has also hired a credit senior officer in a director role, an associate general counsel, and a VP who works with financial derivatives.
Total certified H-1B filings: 453
Total employees worldwide: 220,167, as of the end of the third quarter of 2024
Types of filings: Nearly 300 of Wells Fargo's filings are for roles with software in the title, but the firm had also filed for roles including a construction management director and a lead securities trader.
Total certified H-1B filings: 447
Total employees worldwide: 33,400 employees at the end of 2023, per an annual report
Types of filings: Mastercard has made 220 H-1B filings for roles with software in the title, while another 64 include the word "product" in the name. Other filings include roles such as a vice president of marketing, strategy, and operations, and a commercial counsel role.
Total certified H-1B filings: 429
Total employees worldwide: 32,100, as of the end of the third quarter of 2024
Types of filing: More than 80% of roles have software in the name, though the company has also filed for director roles in business strategy, market risk management, and treasury capital markets.
Total certified H-1B filings: 354
Total employees worldwide: More than 20,000 globally
Types of filings: The vast majority of BlackRock's H-1B filings only note the role level. A few specific roles were mentioned, including an external relationship management associate and a sustainable investing associate.
Total certified H-1B filings: 294
Total employees worldwide: 109,396, as of the end of the third quarter of 2024
Types of filing: UBS has filed for a range of tech roles as well as direct business roles, such as an alternative investments strategy director and a director of investment banking.