U.S. companies each year can sponsor a total of 65, 000 foreigners with at least a bachelor's degree for an H-1B visa.

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Some 55% of California's American-born Asian women have at least a bachelor's degree, and an impressive 84% of them either have jobs or are looking for them.

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But Indian outsourcing giants sponsor more than half the 65, 000 skilled-worker permits, known as H1-B visas, that the U.S. issues annually to workers with at least a bachelor's degree.

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Civil engineers design and develop the construction of transportation infrastructure and water supply and sewage systems, after attaining at least a bachelor's degree in engineering and several years of experience.

FORBES: 5. Civil Engineer