Pharmaceuticals H-1B filings
Pharmaceuticals employers filed 44,255 H-1B labor condition applications in fiscal years 2020 to 2026, across 1,469 companies. The largest filers are listed below.
| Company | Sector | All filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen | Pharmaceuticals | 3,259 |
| AbbVie | Pharmaceuticals | 1,914 |
| Gilead Sciences | Pharmaceuticals | 1,544 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | Pharmaceuticals | 1,500 |
| Eli Lilly | Pharmaceuticals | 1,485 |
| Novartis | Pharmaceuticals | 1,443 |
| Regeneron | Pharmaceuticals | 1,205 |
| Roche | Pharmaceuticals | 1,117 |
| Bayer | Pharmaceuticals | 1,039 |
| AstraZeneca | Pharmaceuticals | 1,021 |
| Takeda | Pharmaceuticals | 1,008 |
| Merck & Co. | Pharmaceuticals | 978 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Pharmaceuticals | 957 |
| Cardinal Health | Pharmaceuticals | 927 |
| McKesson | Pharmaceuticals | 894 |
| Biogen | Pharmaceuticals | 713 |
| St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division Inc. | Pharmaceuticals | 602 |
| Zoetis, Inc | Pharmaceuticals | 595 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Pharmaceuticals | 594 |
| Pfizer Inc | Pharmaceuticals | 469 |
| 1,449 other companies | 20,991 | |
| All 1,469 companies | 44,255 |
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Filings, not hires or approved visas, from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data; fiscal years run October to September. It shows what these employers have done, not a commitment to sponsor any role or person. Data as of 2026-06-30.