H-1B sponsorILFEIN 36-0698440Updated Jul 2026

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Filed 1,267 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

97.8%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Abbott Laboratories is a multinational healthcare and diagnostics company headquartered in Illinois. In fiscal year 2026, the company filed 46 H-1B applications with a 97.8% certification rate.

Overall, Abbott has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010, with 1,267 total filings across 17 years. The company maintains a strong track record, with 92.9% of applications certified, 0.63% withdrawn, and 1.18% denied. Filing volume peaked in 2010–2012 (165, 158, and 139 applications respectively), declined through the mid-2010s, and has recovered since 2019, showing renewed investment in specialized talent.

Abbott's H-1B hiring focuses heavily on technology and engineering roles. Software Developers account for 245 filings (the largest category), followed by Statisticians (85), Computer Occupations (84), Industrial Engineers (79), and Compliance Officers (62). This occupational mix reflects the company's digital transformation and data-driven operations across its healthcare and diagnostics divisions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of ABBOTT LABORATORIES’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	92.9%
Cert-withdrawn	5.3%
Withdrawn	0.6%
Denied	1.2%

Certified92.9%

Cert-withdrawn5.3%

Withdrawn0.6%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by ABBOTT LABORATORIES across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	245
2	15-2041	Statisticians	85
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	84
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	79
5	13-1041	Compliance Officers	62
6	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	62
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	56
8	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	51
9	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	47
10	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	45

Software Developers

245

Statisticians

Computer Occupations, All Other

Industrial Engineers

Compliance Officers

Computer Systems Analysts

Data Scientists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Mechanical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	165
FY2011	158
FY2012	139
FY2013	79
FY2014	79
FY2015	50
FY2016	69
FY2017	63
FY2018	80
FY2019	124
FY2020	3
FY2021	12
FY2022	9
FY2023	31
FY2024	81
FY2025	79
FY2026	46

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