Methodology
What H1BScout data means
H1BScout combines two separate evidence layers: historical Department of Labor LCA disclosure data and selected current openings from official employer career systems. Neither layer reports USCIS petition approvals or guarantees sponsorship for a role.
Primary source
U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data
Coverage
FY2020–FY2025 Q3
The FY2025 portion currently runs through Q3 and should not be compared with a complete year as if periods were equal.
Visa classes
H-1B, H-1B1 & E-3 LCAs
These classes share the DOL LCA disclosure system; profile copy uses “H1B-related” where the combined scope matters.
Official publisher
DOL OFLC disclosure dataSource files are released by the Office of Foreign Labor Certification.
Current openings layer
Official employer applicant tracking systems
The jobs search reads public Greenhouse job-board endpoints for selected employers that also have profiles in the historical DOL dataset. Results link directly to the employer's official role page and use a verified snapshot if a live endpoint is temporarily unavailable.
Refresh
30-minute server cache
Fallback
Last verified local snapshot
Sponsorship label
Unknown unless explicitly stated
Included in profiles
- Employer names and mailing locations reported on LCAs
- Occupation titles and SOC codes when present
- Worksite city and state
- Base wage fields normalized to annual values
- DOL case status and fiscal year
- Wage level where supplied in the disclosure file
Not included
- Complete coverage of the U.S. job market or every opening at every sponsor
- Proof that a specific opening offers H-1B sponsorship unless the employer explicitly says so
- USCIS I-129 petition decisions or visa issuance outcomes
- H1B lottery registrations, selections, or cap-exempt status
- Bonuses, equity, benefits, or total compensation
- A guarantee that an employer will sponsor a future application
Processing rules
- 1
Import
Quarterly disclosure rows are mapped to a common schema and keyed by case number.
- 2
Wage normalization
Hourly, weekly, biweekly, monthly, and annual base wages are converted to annual equivalents.
- 3
Quality bounds
Public aggregates use plausible annual wage bounds; records outside those bounds are excluded from wage averages, not from filing counts.
- 4
Entity aggregation
Employer, occupation, state, city, and salary-pair pages are built from normalized historical records.
Certification ≠ visa approval
“DOL certification rate” is the share of included LCA records with a Certified status. It is not the employer's USCIS petition approval rate and does not predict an individual's visa outcome.
Freshness
Every data page displays the release range it uses. Until a newer verified DOL release is imported, the site remains historical through through Q3 FY2025; it does not silently imply live activity.
Use it as a research signal
Historical filing volume can identify employers and markets worth investigating. Before applying, confirm that a role is open, ask whether the team sponsors the relevant visa class, and verify current requirements with official guidance or qualified counsel.