Ever wonder where all those H-1B numbers went during the 2009 fiscal year and which companies were the top users? Wonder no more. Below is a list of some of our top users.

Not surprisingly, some companies/institutions that appear on the list are IT companies, our past “top hitters”.

Imagine: if Microsoft used 1,318 H-1B numbers in a bad economy how many will they use if the economy improves in 2010? If it does, expect to see an upsurge in H-1B usage by these and other similar companies.

In addition, as you scroll through the list, keep in mind that some of these H-1B Petitioners are not subject to the 85,000 cap, for as colleges or universities they are “cap exempt”.

For your reading pleasure:

WIPRO LIMITED 1,964

MICROSOFT CORP 1,318

INTEL CORP 723

IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED 695

PATNI AMERICAS INC 609

LARSEN & TOUBRO INFOTECH LIMITED 602

ERNST & YOUNG LLP 481

INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 440

UST GLOBAL INC 344

DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP 328

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 320

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 308

ACCENTURE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 287

KPMG LLP 287

ORACLE USA INC 272

POLARIS SOFTWARE LAB INDIA LTD 254

RITE AID CORPORATION 240

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO 236

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 235

COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS US CORP 233

MPHASIS CORPORATION 229

SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 219

BLOOMBERG 217

MOTOROLA INC 213

GOOGLE INC 211

BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCH SYSTEM 187

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 185

UNIV OF MICHIGAN 183

YAHOO INC 183

AMAZON GLOBAL RESOURCES INC 182

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV MED INSTITU 179

DIS NATL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH DHHS 175

IBM CORPORATION 170

APPLE INC 168

UNIV OF ILLINOIS 162

UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA 162

YALE UNIVERSITY 159

UNIV OF WISCONSIN MADISON 154

STANFORD UNIV 150

HARVARD UNIVERSITY 145

CUMMINS INC 141

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 141

MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC US 140

UNIV OF PITTSBURGH 139

EPIC SYSTEMS CORP 133

NVIDIA CORP 130

SYNTEL CONSULTING INC 129

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES USA LLC 128

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 124

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 120

NYC HHC HARLEM HOSPITAL CTR 119

PEROT SYSTEMS TSI AMERICA INC 119

COMPREHAB INC D B A COMPLEAT REHAB 117

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP 117

HEWLETT PACKARD CO 115

INDIANA UNIV PURDUE UNIV INDIANAPO 114

MORGAN STANLEY & CO INC 114

NORTHWESTERN UNIV 111

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 110

THE OHIO STATE UNIV 110

UNIV OF MINNESOTA 109

NIIT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 108

THE UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 107

DUKE UNIV UNIV MED CTR & AFFIL INS 105

UNIV OF CA SAN FRANCISCO 104

UNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 104

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 104

CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 102

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 99

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 96

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 95

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 94

I-FLEX SOLUTIONS INC 93

MANAGEMENT HEALTH SYSTEMS INC D B 93

CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL SERVICES INC 91

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECH 90

COSMOS FOUNDATION 89

UNIV OF CA SAN DIEGO 85

UT SOUTHWESTERN MED CTR AT DALLAS 85

DELOITTE TAX LLP 84

SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP 84

UNIV OF COLORADO 83

PURDUE UNIV DEPT OF BIOLOGICAL SCI 82

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 82

BARCLAYS SERVICES CORP 81

THE UNIV OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 81

EMC CORPORATION 79

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 79

HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE 79

THE UNIV OF TX M D ANDERSON CANCER 79

UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER 79

AEQUOR TECHNOLOGIES INC 78

DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER 78

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 78

STATE UNIV OF NY AT STONY BROOK 78

THE UNIV OF IOWA 78

UNIV OF MIAMI MILLER SCH OF MEDICI 78

CHEVRON CORPORATION 76

ECLINICALWORKS LLC 76

UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST 76

THE UNIV OF CHICAGO 75

UNIV OF SOUTHERN CA 75

WASHINGTON UNIV IN ST LOUIS 75

MONSANTO COMPANY 74

SMARTSOFT INTERNATIONAL INC 73

BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL 71

MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER 71

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 71