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"All told, the survey suggests that half of the existing technology-related white-collar jobs sought by American college graduates have been turned over to visa workers or sent to other countries."

By Neil Munro
2 Apr 2026

Many Americans have already been replaced by H-1B visa workers, and one in five fear their own replacement, according to a simple poll of 1,004 white-collar workers.

The March survey was conducted by Howdy, a staffing firm that places Latin American professionals into roles needed by the growing number of sidelined American graduates. The firm reported:

So how many tech workers actually have coworkers on H1B visas? It turns out, most of them: 55% of the tech workers we surveyed have H1B coworkers; they comprise an average of 17% of staff. These tech workers noted that nearly 2 in 3 H1B visa holders occupy jobs formerly held by U.S. citizens; this might be why 1 in 5 tech workers fear they will be replaced by an H1B visa holder in the future.

“34% of tech companies are hiring more H1B visa holders, according to tech workers,” the report added.

The federal government is in the process of welcoming an additional 110,000 new H-1B workers, who will join the existing population of two million white-collar guest workers.

Companies are also importing visa workers to train them for jobs that will be outsourced to lower-wage countries, such as India. The Howdy survey noted:

Many companies also outsource staff, or hire workers abroad; 57% of tech workers surveyed have outsourced coworkers who represent about 44% of staff at their respective employers. Some companies avoid aligning time zones by hiring a bit closer to home: 65% engage in nearshoring, or hiring workers based in either Canada or Latin America.
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