Visa Sponsorship Data

Sales & Business Development Jobs with Visa Sponsorship

Sales roles rarely get sponsored in the US

2,305,572
H-1B Approvals (US)
12,712
LMIA Approvals (CA)
2,384,115
Total Tracked
2009-2025
Years of Data

Sales & Business Development Visa Approvals by Year

US: 149,324 | AU: 2,953
2016
US: 142,463 | AU: 1,916
2017
US: 146,471 | CA: 268 | AU: 2,135
2018
US: 161,445 | CA: 1,492 | AU: 1,381
2019
US: 264,622 | CA: 1,328 | AU: 1,094
2020
US: 284,105 | CA: 1,270 | UK: 2,861 | AU: 1,141
2021
US: 250,991 | CA: 2,624 | UK: 5,059 | AU: 1,963
2022
US: 102,089 | CA: 3,334 | UK: 6,309 | AU: 2,039
2023
CA: 2,067 | UK: 6,593 | AU: 3,134
2024
CA: 329 | UK: 2,847 | AU: 1,153
2025

Top Locations for Sales & Business Development Visa Sponsorship

🇺🇸CA
401,196
🇦🇺New South Wales
375,962
🇺🇸NJ
350,076
🇺🇸TX
266,272
🇦🇺Victoria
230,174
🇦🇺Western Australia
159,962
🇦🇺Queensland
142,283
🇺🇸NY
135,551

Top Sales & Business Development Visa Sponsors

1
INFOSYS LIMITED
35,933
approvals
2
TATA CONSULTANCY SVCS LTD
32,885
approvals
3
AMAZON COM SERVICES LLC
29,703
approvals
4
DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP
23,699
approvals
5
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US
23,661
approvals
6
GOOGLE LLC
23,254
approvals
7
IBM CORPORATION
17,873
approvals
8
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC
17,682
approvals
9
CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC
15,284
approvals
10
MPHASIS CORPORATION
13,573
approvals

Visa Sponsorship for Sales & Business Development Roles

Sales positions are difficult to get sponsored as companies typically prefer local candidates who understand the market. Enterprise sales for specific regions may be exceptions.

Sales & Business Development Salary Ranges

Average Sales & Business Development Salary

$67,500
Minimum
$96,750
Median
$132,500
Maximum
Based on 8 job titles in this category
Sales Engineer
$135,000
$100,000 - $170,000
Sales Manager
$115,000
$80,000 - $160,000
Sales Engineer
C$115,000
C$85,000 - C$145,000
Sales Manager
C$100,000
C$70,000 - C$140,000
Account Executive
$95,000
$60,000 - $150,000
Account Executive
C$82,000
C$50,000 - C$125,000
Business Development Representative
$70,000
$50,000 - $90,000
Business Development Representative
C$62,000
C$45,000 - C$80,000

Salary data represents typical annual compensation. Actual salaries may vary based on experience, location, and company.

Tips for Sales & Business Development Visa Applications

  • Consider technical sales or solutions engineering roles instead
  • Target companies expanding into markets where you have expertise
  • Look for multinational companies that may offer internal transfers
  • Build expertise in a specific vertical or technical domain

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