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Table 3-21

H-1B visa admissions, by occupation: FY 2001

Occupation	Number	Percent
	Admissions


All occupations	331,206	100.0
Computer related	191,397	57.8
Architecture, engineering, surveying	40,388	12.2
Education	17,431	5.3
Medicine	11,334	3.4
Life sciences	6,492	2.0
Social sciences	6,145	1.9
Mathematical/physical sciences	5,772	1.7
Other professional/technical	5,662	1.7
Other (non-S&E related)	46,585	14.1

NOTE: Total admissions includes each entry to United States and thus is much greater than number of visas issued.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, administrative data.

Science and Engineering Indicators 2006

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