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Sigh, this lottery reminds of those grim years of 2007/08 when the lottery was in effect. The demand then was largely due to the "bodyshopping" companies filing H1s even when they did not have a valid client. USCIS cracked down on them in the following years. Now it appears the general demand for IT has gone up.

Here is the distribution of H1-bs amongst companies last year (the cap was filled on June-11th I think).

http://www.myvisajobs.com/Reports/2013-H1B-Visa-Sponsor.aspx

Look at the number of offshoring companies in that list! And look at the average salaries they pay (still higher than the stipulated 60k I think). I am also aware of some of these offshoring companies who file for h1 and then don't bring the person to US in the year (they reserve it for future).

There should be some way to weed out these Indian offshorers who file for h1 and never use it.

Good luck to all who are hoping to get a H1! (that includes me)