I don't live in the US so I wouldn't know first hand. But I'd expect H1-Bs to be more qualified than the average US programmer. Many of the big hirers are compa

I don't live in the US so I wouldn't know first hand. But I'd expect H1-Bs to be more qualified than the average US programmer. Many of the big hirers are companies that tend to hire above-average programmers: Microsoft, Intel, Google, investment banks, etc.