7. Qualcomm Technologies

• 1,254 employees on an H-1B visa
• $118,155 average salary for those employees

The computer chip maker Qualcomm Technologies is another tech company that struggles to find qualified workers locally and depends on the H-1B visa program. At least 15 percent of its American workers are from the program, according to The New York Times.

Foreign workers in the visa program predominately fill software staff and test engineering positions, according to VisaDoor.