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Cap-exempt jobs by role
Six groups of roles at employers that appear exempt from the H-1B cap: who files the most Labor Condition Applications for each, and the openings collected from their career sites.
Research & postdocPostdoctoral fellows, research scientists, research associates and laboratory staff.Faculty & teachingProfessors, lecturers, instructors and other teaching staff.Physicians & clinical professionalsPhysicians, residents and fellows, pharmacists, psychologists, dentists and advanced-practice clinicians.Engineering, IT & dataSoftware developers, engineers, data scientists, statisticians, analysts and systems staff.Nursing & allied healthNurses, technologists, therapists, technicians and patient-care staff.Administration & financeManagers, administrators, accountants, advisers and other professional staff.
Openings are grouped by keywords in the job title, and DOL occupations by keywords in the occupation name; both are reading aids, not statements about any job (how titles are grouped). Whether a position qualifies for H-1B depends on the job and the candidate, and only USCIS decides. Looking for a place rather than a role? See employers by state.