{"id":28935,"date":"2018-05-10T09:43:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2018\/05\/10\/appendix-d-additional-tables-foreign-graduate-workers\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T13:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:31:54","slug":"appendix-d-additional-tables-foreign-graduate-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/05\/10\/appendix-d-additional-tables-foreign-graduate-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Appendix D: Additional tables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<table id=\"prc-sortable-table-1\" class=\"pew-table-v2 wp-block-table sortable-table has-sans-serif-font-family html-fallback-table\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-paging=\"false\"  data-enable-dropdown=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #939598;\">\n<th style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">Metropolitan area<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">Total\nH-1B visa approvals<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">H-1B visa approvals per 100 workers<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">Average salary for H-1B visa approvals<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">% of H-1B visa\napprovals with an advanced degree<\/span><\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #b15b2e;\">% of H-1B visa\napprovals with a U.S. advanced degree<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"firstRow\">\n<td>New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA<\/td>\n<td>247,900<\/td>\n<td>2.501<\/td>\n<td>$80,000<\/td>\n<td>47%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX<\/td>\n<td>74,000<\/td>\n<td>2.126<\/td>\n<td>$77,100<\/td>\n<td>43%<\/td>\n<td>12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV<\/td>\n<td>64,800<\/td>\n<td>2.000<\/td>\n<td>$73,900<\/td>\n<td>45%<\/td>\n<td>12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH<\/td>\n<td>38,300<\/td>\n<td>1.482<\/td>\n<td>$88,100<\/td>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>College Station-Bryan, TX<\/td>\n<td>37,800<\/td>\n<td>31.847<\/td>\n<td>$82,600<\/td>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD<\/td>\n<td>34,300<\/td>\n<td>1.125<\/td>\n<td>$84,800<\/td>\n<td>52%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI<\/td>\n<td>29,900<\/td>\n<td>0.613<\/td>\n<td>$82,200<\/td>\n<td>42%<\/td>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX<\/td>\n<td>28,900<\/td>\n<td>0.917<\/td>\n<td>$81,900<\/td>\n<td>59%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA<\/td>\n<td>28,500<\/td>\n<td>1.014<\/td>\n<td>$74,600<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA<\/td>\n<td>22,200<\/td>\n<td>2.210<\/td>\n<td>$88,800<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL<\/td>\n<td>14,700<\/td>\n<td>0.502<\/td>\n<td>$70,600<\/td>\n<td>38%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI<\/td>\n<td>13,900<\/td>\n<td>0.682<\/td>\n<td>$72,300<\/td>\n<td>47%<\/td>\n<td>9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Durham-Chapel Hill, NC<\/td>\n<td>11,300<\/td>\n<td>4.128<\/td>\n<td>$84,700<\/td>\n<td>48%<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA<\/td>\n<td>11,300<\/td>\n<td>0.466<\/td>\n<td>$90,500<\/td>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL<\/td>\n<td>10,800<\/td>\n<td>0.756<\/td>\n<td>$82,600<\/td>\n<td>55%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trenton, NJ<\/td>\n<td>9,500<\/td>\n<td>4.857<\/td>\n<td>$83,300<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA<\/td>\n<td>9,000<\/td>\n<td>0.137<\/td>\n<td>$75,200<\/td>\n<td>48%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austin-Round Rock, TX<\/td>\n<td>8,300<\/td>\n<td>0.820<\/td>\n<td>$85,600<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD<\/td>\n<td>7,400<\/td>\n<td>0.505<\/td>\n<td>$77,100<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pittsburgh, PA<\/td>\n<td>6,600<\/td>\n<td>0.546<\/td>\n<td>$83,700<\/td>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT<\/td>\n<td>6,300<\/td>\n<td>1.350<\/td>\n<td>$100,200<\/td>\n<td>60%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Richmond, VA<\/td>\n<td>5,800<\/td>\n<td>0.898<\/td>\n<td>$86,500<\/td>\n<td>60%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA<\/td>\n<td>5,200<\/td>\n<td>0.267<\/td>\n<td>$98,100<\/td>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT<\/td>\n<td>4,900<\/td>\n<td>0.785<\/td>\n<td>$81,500<\/td>\n<td>58%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Worcester, MA-CT<\/td>\n<td>4,800<\/td>\n<td>1.403<\/td>\n<td>$79,100<\/td>\n<td>64%<\/td>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raleigh, NC<\/td>\n<td>4,400<\/td>\n<td>0.703<\/td>\n<td>$79,600<\/td>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC<\/td>\n<td>4,400<\/td>\n<td>0.367<\/td>\n<td>$82,800<\/td>\n<td>55%<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL<\/td>\n<td>3,600<\/td>\n<td>0.305<\/td>\n<td>$76,200<\/td>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Providence-Warwick, RI-MA<\/td>\n<td>3,400<\/td>\n<td>0.492<\/td>\n<td>$90,100<\/td>\n<td>64%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA<\/td>\n<td>2,900<\/td>\n<td>1.003<\/td>\n<td>$73,800<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nashville-Davidson&#8211;Murfreesboro&#8211;Franklin, TN<\/td>\n<td>2,700<\/td>\n<td>0.296<\/td>\n<td>$86,500<\/td>\n<td>59%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX<\/td>\n<td>2,600<\/td>\n<td>0.246<\/td>\n<td>$78,900<\/td>\n<td>50%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ<\/td>\n<td>2,300<\/td>\n<td>0.107<\/td>\n<td>$97,100<\/td>\n<td>69%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jacksonville, FL<\/td>\n<td>2,000<\/td>\n<td>0.282<\/td>\n<td>$78,500<\/td>\n<td>52%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI<\/td>\n<td>1,900<\/td>\n<td>0.100<\/td>\n<td>$90,500<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>20%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Louisville\/Jefferson County, KY-IN<\/td>\n<td>1,900<\/td>\n<td>0.298<\/td>\n<td>$79,600<\/td>\n<td>60%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO<\/td>\n<td>1,900<\/td>\n<td>0.127<\/td>\n<td>$91,300<\/td>\n<td>55%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St. Louis, MO-IL<\/td>\n<td>1,900<\/td>\n<td>0.126<\/td>\n<td>$84,700<\/td>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>San Diego-Carlsbad, CA<\/td>\n<td>1,800<\/td>\n<td>0.117<\/td>\n<td>$86,600<\/td>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td>28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Columbus, OH<\/td>\n<td>1,800<\/td>\n<td>0.176<\/td>\n<td>$72,500<\/td>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Memphis, TN-MS-AR<\/td>\n<td>1,700<\/td>\n<td>0.272<\/td>\n<td>$77,700<\/td>\n<td>69%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY<\/td>\n<td>1,600<\/td>\n<td>0.286<\/td>\n<td>$89,900<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO<\/td>\n<td>1,500<\/td>\n<td>0.632<\/td>\n<td>$91,600<\/td>\n<td>55%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN<\/td>\n<td>1,500<\/td>\n<td>0.137<\/td>\n<td>$70,200<\/td>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI<\/td>\n<td>1,500<\/td>\n<td>0.179<\/td>\n<td>$84,800<\/td>\n<td>46%<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kansas City, MO-KS<\/td>\n<td>1,400<\/td>\n<td>0.126<\/td>\n<td>$76,500<\/td>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ<\/td>\n<td>1,300<\/td>\n<td>0.312<\/td>\n<td>$75,400<\/td>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rochester, NY<\/td>\n<td>1,300<\/td>\n<td>0.244<\/td>\n<td>$72,200<\/td>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Manchester-Nashua, NH<\/td>\n<td>1,300<\/td>\n<td>1.111<\/td>\n<td>$78,200<\/td>\n<td>53%<\/td>\n<td>14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY<\/td>\n<td>1,200<\/td>\n<td>0.275<\/td>\n<td>$82,100<\/td>\n<td>65%<\/td>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Burlington-South Burlington, VT<\/td>\n<td>1,200<\/td>\n<td>0.983<\/td>\n<td>$81,200<\/td>\n<td>65%<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Baton Rouge, LA<\/td>\n<td>1,200<\/td>\n<td>0.300<\/td>\n<td>$71,500<\/td>\n<td>51%<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sacramento&#8211;Roseville&#8211;Arden-Arcade, CA<\/td>\n<td>1,200<\/td>\n<td>0.112<\/td>\n<td>$87,800<\/td>\n<td>68%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Haven-Milford, CT<\/td>\n<td>1,200<\/td>\n<td>0.362<\/td>\n<td>$79,800<\/td>\n<td>66%<\/td>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ann Arbor, MI<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>0.538<\/td>\n<td>$68,500<\/td>\n<td>64%<\/td>\n<td>25%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Orleans-Metairie, LA<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>0.167<\/td>\n<td>$70,600<\/td>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oklahoma City, OK<\/td>\n<td>1,000<\/td>\n<td>0.147<\/td>\n<td>$72,800<\/td>\n<td>64%<\/td>\n<td>27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tulsa, OK<\/td>\n<td>900<\/td>\n<td>0.188<\/td>\n<td>$74,300<\/td>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<td>24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charlottesville, VA<\/td>\n<td>900<\/td>\n<td>0.768<\/td>\n<td>$49,500<\/td>\n<td>58%<\/td>\n<td>10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR<\/td>\n<td>800<\/td>\n<td>0.240<\/td>\n<td>$67,600<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gainesville, FL<\/td>\n<td>800<\/td>\n<td>0.592<\/td>\n<td>$71,600<\/td>\n<td>67%<\/td>\n<td>27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greensboro-High Point, NC<\/td>\n<td>800<\/td>\n<td>0.209<\/td>\n<td>$80,500<\/td>\n<td>63%<\/td>\n<td>24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>0.088<\/td>\n<td>$73,300<\/td>\n<td>59%<\/td>\n<td>24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>0.144<\/td>\n<td>$90,400<\/td>\n<td>61%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Birmingham-Hoover, AL<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>0.124<\/td>\n<td>$80,900<\/td>\n<td>62%<\/td>\n<td>22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Erie, PA<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>0.480<\/td>\n<td>$89,100<\/td>\n<td>75%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC<\/td>\n<td>600<\/td>\n<td>0.158<\/td>\n<td>$84,800<\/td>\n<td>59%<\/td>\n<td>18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"lastRow\">\n<td>Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN<\/td>\n<td>600<\/td>\n<td>0.064<\/td>\n<td>$71,700<\/td>\n<td>57%<\/td>\n<td>21%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"color:#aaa; font-size:12px; font-family:franklin-gothic-urw, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Note: Includes only metropolitan areas with a minimum of 600 total H-1B visa approvals in fiscal years 2010-2016. H-1B visa approvals and average salary rounded to the nearest 100. H-1B visa approvals rate per 100 workers was calculated using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual average civilian force data. Advanced degree is defined as having a master&#8217;s, professional or doctorate degree. U.S. advanced degree is defined as having received an advanced degree from a U.S. college or university. H-1B visa approvals subject to annual cap account for nearly all (99.9%) approvals in this analysis. Approvals data (obtained through a public records request) do not distinguish between approvals for initial and continuing employment.<br>Source: Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data on H-1B visa approvals, received via Freedom of Information Act request on Nov. 17, 2017. Interactive includes data for fiscal years 2010-2016. Data on average monthly civilian labor force by metropolitan area for calendar years 2010-2016 from Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;tables-on-educational-institutions-by-school-type&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tables-on-educational-institutions-by-school-type\">Tables on educational institutions by school type<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/05\/10\/appendix-d-additional-tables-foreign-graduate-workers\/pgmd_2018-05-10_foreign-student-graduate-workers-opt_3-00\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40598\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/PGMD_2018.05.10_Foreign-Student-Graduate-Workers-OPT_3-00.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40598\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/pgmd_2018-05-10_foreign-student-graduate-workers-opt_3-01\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40599\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/05\/PGMD_2018.05.10_Foreign-Student-Graduate-Workers-OPT_3-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40599\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2018\/05\/10\/appendix-d-additional-tables-foreign-graduate-workers\/pgmd_2018-05-10_foreign-student-graduate-workers-opt_3-02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40600\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e0cb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" 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