H-1B occupation list

H-1B visas are available for a variety and growing number of professions/occupations which are listed below:

IT / Computer professionals

University professors and teachers

Engineers

Healthcare workers

Accountants

Financial analysts

Management consultants

Lawyers

Architects

Nurses

Physicians (workpermit.com offers a special guide for foreign doctors and physicians interested in obtaining an H-1B visa)

Surgeons

Dentists

Scientists

Systems analysts

Journalists and editors

Foreign Law advisors

Psychologists

Technical publications writers

Market research analysts

Teachers in elementary or secondary schools, colleges