Due to the yearly limitations on the number of visas issued, the H-1B visa is highly competitive. Applicants who would like to work in the United States but are not selected for an H-1B visa can apply for other non-immigrant work visas such as:
O1 Visa (For Professionals with Extraordinary Achievement or Ability)
NAFTA TN Visa (For Canadian and Mexican citizens as per the North American Free Trade Agreement)
L1 Intracompany Transferee Visa (For foreign professionals transferred from overseas to the U.S. It is a visa classification that allows foreign organizations to transfer their staff to their U.S. branches or offices)
E3 Specialty Occupation (For Australian citizens)
E1 Visa (For foreign traders whose countries have a treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States)
E2 Visa (For foreign investors also from treaty countries)