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Employers classified under the Educational Services industry based in New York submitted 2,208 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Of these, 2,155 were approved (97.6%), while 53 were denied (2.4%).

Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.

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 average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, higher than 2023's 97.3%. Statewide, New York employers across all industries submitted 28,636 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 98.4%.

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in New York during 2024, with 8,748 petitions (30.6% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 98.5%. Meanwhile, the Finance and Insurance industry was the second largest contributor, filing 8,744 petitions (30.5% of the total), with an approval rate of 99.2%.

The New York employers which made the most petitions in the Educational Services sector during 2024 included Columbia University with 251 petitions, State University of New York at Bu with 228 petitions, and Nyu Grossman School of Medicine with 179 petitions.

Compared to 2023, the Educational Services sector in New York saw a 2.6% 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.

Rank	Industry	Total Petitions	% of All Submissions	% Approved	% Denied
1	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	8,748	30.6%	98.5%	1.5%
2	Finance and Insurance	8,744	30.5%	99.2%	0.8%
3	Health Care and Social Assistance	2,662	9.3%	96.7%	3.3%
4	Information	2,517	8.8%	99.1%	1%
5	Educational Services	2,208	7.7%	97.6%	2.4%
6	Manufacturing	967	3.4%	97.6%	2.4%
7	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	602	2.1%	98.2%	1.8%
8	Retail Trade	541	1.9%	99.5%	0.6%
9	Construction	338	1.2%	98.8%	1.2%
10	Other Services (except Public Administration)	294	1%	98%	2%
11	Wholesale Trade	286	1%	96.9%	3.2%
12	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	166	0.6%	94%	6%
13	Transportation and Warehousing	131	0.5%	97.7%	2.3%
14	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	112	0.4%	95.5%	4.5%
15	Management of Companies and Enterprises	89	0.3%	97.8%	2.3%
16	Public Administration	87	0.3%	98.9%	1.2%
17	Accommodation and Food Services	75	0.3%	96%	4%
18	Utilities	58	0.2%	100%	0%
19	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	9	0%	77.8%	22.2%
20	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	2	0%	100%	0%

Rank	Company Name	Total Petitions	% Approved	% Denied
1	Columbia University	251	99.2%	0.8%
2	State University of New York at Bu	228	96.9%	3.1%
3	Nyu Grossman School of Medicine	179	99.4%	0.6%
4	Cornell University	147	98%	2%
5	Weill Cornell Medical College	127	99.2%	0.8%
6	New York University	118	96.6%	3.4%
7	University of Rochester	107	95.3%	4.7%
8	New York City Department of Education	82	100%	0%
9	Albert Einstein College Ofmedicine	67	91%	9%
10	Suny Upstate Medical University	57	100%	0%
11	The Rockefeller University	51	94.1%	5.9%
12	Syracuse University	43	97.7%	2.3%
13	Rochester Institute of Technology	38	100%	0%
14	John Jay College of Criminal Justi	32	100%	0%
14	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	32	100%	0%
16	Research Foundation of the City Un	30	100%	0%
17	Lycee Francais DE New York	24	95.8%	4.2%
18	Research Foundation for the State	18	100%	0%
18	St. Johns University	18	100%	0%
20	Anderson Center for Autism	17	94.1%	5.9%
20	Fordham University	17	94.1%	5.9%
22	Bard College	16	100%	0%
23	State University of New York at Buffalo	13	100%	0%
23	Colgate University	13	100%	0%
23	The Parachute Project, Inc.	13	92.3%	7.7%
26	Nyu Langone Hospitals	12	100%	0%
26	Hamilton College	12	100%	0%
28	New York Institute of Technology	10	100%	0%
28	Long Island University	10	100%	0%
28	Teachers College Columbia University	10	100%	0%
31	Adelphi University	9	88.9%	11.1%
32	Baruch College	8	100%	0%
32	Touro University	8	100%	0%
32	Marist College	8	87.5%	12.5%
32	Nyu Langone Health System	8	100%	0%
36	Yeshiva University	7	85.7%	14.3%
36	Albany Medical College	7	100%	0%
36	Clarkson University	7	100%	0%
36	Hofstra University	7	100%	0%
36	The Academy Charter School	7	100%	0%
41	St. Lawrence University	6	100%	0%
41	The New School	6	100%	0%
41	Le Moyne College	6	100%	0%
41	Avenues New York, LLC	6	100%	0%
41	Alfred University	6	100%	0%
46	College Board	5	100%	0%
46	Pratt Institute	5	100%	0%
46	Skidmore College	5	100%	0%
46	Union College	5	100%	0%
46	Siena College	5	100%	0%
46	Pace University	5	100%	0%
46	Vassar College	5	100%	0%
46	Utica University	5	100%	0%
46	Science Academies of New York Char	5	100%	0%
46	Zeta Charter Schools - New York Ci	5	100%	0%
56	Bilingual Buds Nyc, Inc.	4	100%	0%
56	Research Foundation of the City University of New York	4	100%	0%
56	North America Service Center for Chinese Students, LLC	4	100%	0%
56	Iona University	4	100%	0%
56	St. Bonaventure University	4	100%	0%
56	Inamericaedu, LLC	4	100%	0%
56	Lighthouse CPT, Inc.	4	100%	0%
63	Ivory Tower International, LLC	3	66.7%	33.3%
63	Hopscotch Montessori, Inc.	3	66.7%	33.3%
63	Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy	3	100%	0%
63	Nazareth University	3	100%	0%
63	Dalton Schools, Inc.	3	66.7%	33.3%
63	On OFF Shore Consultants, Inc.	3	100%	0%
63	Barnard College	3	100%	0%
63	Fred S Keller School	3	100%	0%
63	World Education Services, Inc.	3	100%	0%
63	Rochester Academy of Science Chart	3	100%	0%
63	Enlight Global Consulting, Corp.	3	100%	0%
63	Niagara University	3	100%	0%
63	Manhattan College	3	66.7%	33.3%
63	Smartmathz, LLC	3	100%	0%
63	Ivy Elite, Inc.	3	100%	0%
78	Houghton University	2	100%	0%
78	The Cooper Union for the Advanceme	2	100%	0%
78	Guo Consulting, LLC	2	100%	0%
78	Transfr, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	Ithaca College	2	100%	0%
78	Greenburgh Central School District	2	100%	0%
78	Excelsior University	2	100%	0%
78	Canisius University	2	100%	0%
78	Research Foundation of Suny at Buffalo	2	100%	0%
78	The Academy Charter School 2	2	100%	0%
78	Green Technician Charter School	2	100%	0%
78	Uncommon Schools, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	Rochester Academy Charter School	2	100%	0%
78	The Millennium Alliance, LLC	2	100%	0%
78	Green Ivy Holdings, LLC	2	100%	0%
78	The Green Vale School	2	50%	50%
78	Bank Street College of Education	2	100%	0%
78	Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District	2	50%	50%
78	Phil ART Studio and SCI Toefil in	2	100%	0%
78	Thinktown Education, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	Happy Dragon of New York, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	Cheersyou International Consulting, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	Democracy Prep New York Charter Schools	2	50%	50%
78	Queens College Cuny	2	100%	0%
78	Wagner College	2	100%	0%
78	Kaleidoscope Learning, Inc.	2	100%	0%
78	New York Medical College	2	100%	0%
105	True North Rochester Preparatory	1	0%	100%
105	Molloy University	1	100%	0%
105	Open Syllabus, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Slash One Consulting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	North Colonie Central School District	1	100%	0%
105	Friends of Israel SCI Technician Schools, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Legacy College Preparatory Charter School	1	100%	0%
105	DR Izquierdo Health and Science CH	1	100%	0%
105	Brooklyn Rise Charter School	1	100%	0%
105	Union Theological Seminary	1	100%	0%
105	Neighborhood Charter School of Har	1	100%	0%
105	PBS Training, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Mainavenue, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Saint ANNS School	1	100%	0%
105	Artistic Dreams International, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	The Manhattan School of Music	1	100%	0%
105	Datacamp, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Albany College of Pharmacy and Hea	1	100%	0%
105	Execonline, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Talent Lab, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Carousel of Languages, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Viswise, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Kalavant Center for Music and Dance	1	100%	0%
105	New York Law School	1	100%	0%
105	Mercy University	1	100%	0%
105	Oneida Herkimer Madison Boces	1	100%	0%
105	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	1	100%	0%
105	French Institute Alliance Francaise	1	100%	0%
105	The Calhoun School	1	100%	0%
105	YA-Ya Mandarin Seeds, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	1	100%	0%
105	Dominican Academy of the City of N	1	100%	0%
105	Parallel Learning, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Nyc Foundation for Computer Science Education	1	100%	0%
105	Andrew W Lee ARTS Management, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	The Juilliard School	1	100%	0%
105	Poly Prep County Day School	1	100%	0%
105	Aeci Charter Schools Network	1	100%	0%
105	Vienna Music, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	JSE Music, Corp.	1	100%	0%
105	Hoosac School	1	100%	0%
105	Marymount School of New York	1	100%	0%
105	TPR Education, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Noodle Partners, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Learn Play Chess, Inc.	1	0%	100%
105	Dliflc	1	100%	0%
105	British International School of NE	1	100%	0%
105	Unicareer, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Musik Colab, Inc.	1	0%	100%
105	Luzerne Music Center, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Northeastern Conference of SDA	1	100%	0%
105	The Holy Trinity Monastery Incorporated	1	0%	100%
105	Crimson Education USA, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Planet Han, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Camden Central School District	1	100%	0%
105	New York Institute of English and Business, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Mary Macdowell Friends School	1	100%	0%
105	Omni Childhood Center, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Sia USA, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Noble Desktop	1	100%	0%
105	Albany Leadership Charter High School for Girls	1	100%	0%
105	City School District of New Rochel	1	100%	0%
105	Brainly, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	International School of Brooklyn	1	100%	0%
105	Munson-Williams-Proctor ARTS Insti	1	100%	0%
105	Our Saviour Lutheran School	1	100%	0%
105	Lucis Trust	1	100%	0%
105	Northeast College of Health Sciences	1	100%	0%
105	Andela, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Zeta Charter Schools New York City	1	100%	0%
105	Pinnacle Strategy, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Achievement First Brooklyn Charter	1	100%	0%
105	Elmira College	1	100%	0%
105	Sunway, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	C-Fam, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Jecus, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Hilbert College	1	100%	0%
105	Olivet Academy	1	100%	0%
105	To Ivy Advance, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Albany Leadership Charter High School	1	100%	0%
105	Financial Training Services DB, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Terra Science Education, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Weetok, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Kidz Choice Services, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	BP Career Consulting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Uhouzz New York, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Multiverse US, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	ORT America, Inc.	1	0%	100%
105	North Shore Central School District	1	100%	0%
105	Roberts Wesleyan University	1	100%	0%
105	American Musical and Dramatic Academy	1	100%	0%
105	Greece Central School District	1	100%	0%
105	The French Japanese Edu INST of NY	1	100%	0%
105	Cooperative Extension Association	1	100%	0%
105	Phil ART Studio SCI Toefl in NY	1	100%	0%
105	Academy of the Holy Names	1	100%	0%
105	Eliteedge Advisors, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Success Academy Charter Schools NY	1	100%	0%
105	Urban Assembly Charter School for	1	100%	0%
105	JD Capital Advisors USA, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	New Horizon Global Education, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Schenectady City School District	1	100%	0%
105	Queens College of the City Univers	1	100%	0%
105	Albany Law School of Union University	1	100%	0%
105	Fashion Institute of Technology	1	100%	0%
105	Teaching House, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Weeducation Group, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Kenvic, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Ub Family Medicine, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	IMG Academy, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	Mount Saint Mary College	1	100%	0%
105	ORT America	1	0%	100%
105	Board of Coorperative Educational Services for the Second Supervisory District of Erie Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties	1	100%	0%
105	North Country School, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Riverdale Country School, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Gakkyusha U S a Company, Ltd.	1	100%	0%
105	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & ART	1	100%	0%
105	York Preparatory School, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Letchworth Central School District	1	100%	0%
105	Elim Bible Institute and College	1	100%	0%
105	Stepful, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Buffalo Academy of Science Charter	1	100%	0%
105	Neurology Medical Srvice Group, LLP	1	100%	0%
105	Peerview Operation Services Americ	1	100%	0%
105	Manhattan Ace, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Sarah Lawrence College	1	100%	0%
105	Ashcan Studio of ART, Inc.	1	100%	0%
105	Thea Learning Company, LLC	1	100%	0%
105	The Masters School	1	100%	0%
105	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	1	100%	0%
105	Explore Excel Charter School	1	100%	0%
105	Cheersyou International Consulting	1	100%	0%