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COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
TXRank #1FEIN 13-3924155
Entity B
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NJRank #FEIN 22-1261880

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Total filings65,207377
Certified %98.06%90.98%
Denied %0.00%0.00%
Withdrawn %1.35%1.86%
Cert-withdrawn %0.59%7.16%
Rank#1
Active yearsFY2020–FY2025FY2020–FY2025
Worksite stateTXNJ

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Certified98.1%
Cert-withdrawn0.6%
Withdrawn1.4%

Outcomes — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

DOL case-status mix.

Certified91.0%
Cert-withdrawn7.2%
Withdrawn1.9%

Yearly filing volume

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

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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