H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

CDM Smith Inc. vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
CDM Smith Inc.
MARank #FEIN 04-2473650
Entity B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricCDM Smith Inc.Microsoft Corporation
Total filings45172,912▲
Certified %80.71%94.30%▲
Denied %0.44%0.15%▲
Withdrawn %3.77%0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %15.08%4.85%
Rank—#5
Active yearsFY2012–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateMAWA

Outcomes — CDM Smith Inc.

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 80.7%, Cert-withdrawn 15.1%, Withdrawn 3.8%, Denied 0.4%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified80.7%
Cert-withdrawn15.1%
Withdrawn3.8%
Denied0.4%
Certified80.7%
Cert-withdrawn15.1%
Withdrawn3.8%
Denied0.4%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

CDM Smith Inc.
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20100
FY20110
FY201226
FY201337
FY201442
FY201529
FY201639
FY201765
FY201865
FY201942
FY20200
FY20210
FY20220
FY20233
FY202424
FY202541
FY202638
Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118

Top 5 occupations — CDM Smith Inc.

  • 117-2051Civil Engineers138
  • 217-2081Environmental Engineers114
  • 319-3099Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other71
  • 419-3051Urban and Regional Planners52
  • 519-2041Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health14

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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