H-1B sponsorWARank #21FEIN 20-4938068Updated Jun 2026

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Filed 25,198 disclosures between FY2011 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

1,240

Rank #21 · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a cloud computing and IT services subsidiary of Amazon, headquartered in Washington state. AWS is one of the largest H-1B sponsors in the United States, with 25,198 total filings across 16 fiscal years (2011–2026).

In FY2026, AWS filed 1,240 H-1B petitions and achieved a 100% certification rate. The company's H-1B activity grew substantially from 2017 onward, peaking at 8,703 filings in FY2019 before declining sharply in 2020–2022, then recovering with 3,815 filings in FY2024. Across all years, AWS maintains a strong all-time certification rate of 41.39%, with minimal withdrawals (0.13%) and denials (0.01%).

AWS's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in technical roles. Software developers account for 55.6% of all filings (14,021), followed by data scientists (1,834), computer occupations other (1,290), computer and information systems managers (1,142), and computer systems analysts (979). This staffing pattern reflects AWS's core business in cloud infrastructure, data analytics, and systems engineering.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.6%
Cert-withdrawn	1.0%
Withdrawn	0.3%
Denied	0.0%

Certified98.6%

Cert-withdrawn1.0%

Withdrawn0.3%

Denied0.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Amazon Web Services, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	14,021
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	1,834
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,290
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,142
5	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	979
6	15-1242	Database Administrators	859
7	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	859
8	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	494
9	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	381
10	11-3071	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	269

Software Developers

14,021

Data Scientists

1,834

Computer Occupations, All Other

1,290

Computer and Information Systems Managers

1,142

Computer Systems Analysts

979

Database Administrators

859

Operations Research Analysts

859

Computer and Information Research Scientists

494

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

381

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

269

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2011	1
FY2012	3
FY2013	3
FY2014	124
FY2015	157
FY2016	330
FY2017	436
FY2018	4,865
FY2019	8,703
FY2020	45
FY2021	81
FY2022	93
FY2023	1,529
FY2024	3,815
FY2025	3,773
FY2026	1,240

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