Industry Deep Dives: Tech, Finance, Consulting, Healthcare

Each industry has its own sponsorship culture, salary norms, interview processes, and career trajectories for international professionals. What works in tech will not work in consulting, and what works in consulting will not work in healthcare. This chapter gives you a detailed breakdown of the four industries that sponsor the most international talent, so you can tailor your approach based on where you are headed.

Technology

The Sponsorship Landscape

Technology is by far the largest sponsor of H-1B visas, accounting for roughly 60-70% of all H-1B petitions in recent years. This is driven by persistent talent shortages in software engineering, data science, machine learning, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity. Sponsorship is deeply normalized in tech — m...