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American Bureau of Shipping

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for American Bureau of Shipping. Filed 336 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

American Bureau of Shipping is a Texas-based maritime classification and technical services organization. The company has filed 336 H-1B visa petitions between 2010 and 2026, with an overall certification rate of 85.71%, indicating consistent approval outcomes.

Software developers dominate the company's H-1B hiring, accounting for 148 filings (44% of total), followed by mechanical engineers (72 filings) and surveyors (42 filings). Civil engineers and transportation inspectors round out its skilled workforce needs. Peak sponsorship activity occurred in 2013–2014 and 2017, with filings declining sharply after 2018 but showing modest revival in 2024–2025. Only 1.79% of petitions were withdrawn and 1.19% were denied, reflecting strong compliance and employer-applicant alignment.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	85.7%
Cert-withdrawn	11.3%
Withdrawn	1.8%
Denied	1.2%

Certified85.7%

Cert-withdrawn11.3%

Withdrawn1.8%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by American Bureau of Shipping across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	148
2	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	72
3	17-1022	Surveyors	42
4	17-2051	Civil Engineers	10
5	53-6051	Transportation Inspectors	7
6	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	7
7	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	5
8	17-2121	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	5
9	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	4
10	11-1021	General and Operations Managers	3

Software Developers

148

Mechanical Engineers

Surveyors

Civil Engineers

Transportation Inspectors

Electrical Engineers

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Computer Occupations, All Other

General and Operations Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	22
FY2011	32
FY2012	37
FY2013	38
FY2014	38
FY2015	31
FY2016	24
FY2017	43
FY2018	18
FY2019	17
FY2021	7
FY2022	2
FY2023	3
FY2024	11
FY2025	12
FY2026	1

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