DHS Proposal: Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-
Subject H-1B Petitions [1]
Summary:
USCIS would use the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage levels for the relevant job classification (SOC code) and location to determine how many times a registration is entered into the selection pool.
Registrations would be weighted like this:
• Wage Level IV → 4 entries
• Wage Level III → 3 entries
• Wage Level II → 2 entries
• Wage Level I → 1 entry
A “unique beneficiary” is counted once toward numerical allocations, no matter how many registrations are submitted for them or how many entries they get in the weighted pool.
Summary: USCIS would use the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage levels for the relevant job classification (SOC code) and location to determine how many times a registration is entered into the selection pool.
Registrations would be weighted like this:
A “unique beneficiary” is counted once toward numerical allocations, no matter how many registrations are submitted for them or how many entries they get in the weighted pool.[1] https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18473.pdf