H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Microsoft Corporation vs WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

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
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442
Entity B
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
ARRank #22FEIN 71-0794409

Key metrics

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

MetricMicrosoft CorporationWAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Total filings72,912▲20,493
Certified %94.30%▲90.66%
Denied %0.15%0.15%
Withdrawn %0.69%2.43%
Cert-withdrawn %4.85%6.76%
Rank#5▲#22
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateWAAR

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%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%

Outcomes — WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 90.7%, Cert-withdrawn 6.8%, Withdrawn 2.4%, Denied 0.1%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified90.7%
Cert-withdrawn6.8%
Withdrawn2.4%
Denied0.1%
Certified90.7%
Cert-withdrawn6.8%
Withdrawn2.4%
Denied0.1%

Yearly filing volume

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

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
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010285
FY2011434
FY2012343
FY2013551
FY2014666
FY2015735
FY2016841
FY20171,072
FY20181,553
FY20192,234
FY202043
FY202171
FY202223
FY20231,243
FY20243,936
FY20254,148
FY20262,315

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

Top 5 occupations — WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Swap A: Microsoft Corporation
INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
Swap B: WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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