the $100,000 h-1b shock: what it means for accounting talent

what changes, what doesn’t, for thousands of jobs in accounting.

by dominic piscopo

i just consumed hours of h-1b visa content, so you don’t have to. here are my findings.

accounting isn’t the heaviest h-1b user (that’s it & tech.), but the profession still relies on international grads in audit, tax, advisory, and increasingly data and automation roles. in 2024, uscis approved around 400k h-1bs overall, with 2% to 3% of those in categories that could include accounting. so, while other industries are far more reliant on this program, there may still be thousands of roles in accounting.