H-1B sponsorOHFEIN 13-4922641Updated Jun 2026

American Electric Power

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for American Electric Power. Filed 250 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a OH 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 Electric Power is an Ohio-based energy utility and a moderate H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, the company filed 5 H-1B applications with a 100% certification rate. Across 250 filings from 2010 through 2026, American Electric Power has maintained a 24.8% overall certification rate, with 1.6% withdrawn and no denials on record.

The company's H-1B hiring focuses primarily on software development roles, which account for 107 of its 250 filings. Electrical Engineers (25 filings) and Mechanical Engineers (22 filings) are the next largest occupational categories, followed by Sales Engineers (16 filings) and Accountants and Auditors (11 filings). This mix reflects the company's need for both technical talent and specialized engineering expertise in the power generation and distribution sector.

American Electric Power's filing volume has fluctuated over its 16-year sponsorship history, ranging from 1 to 34 filings annually. Activity dropped sharply in 2020–2021, then resumed and peaked at 34 filings in FY2025 before declining to 5 in FY2026.

American Electric Power H-1B
AEP H-1B sponsorship
H-1B software developers power utility
American Electric Power prevailing wage
H-1B electrical engineers AEP

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified88.6%

Cert-withdrawn5.7%

Withdrawn5.7%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	107
2	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	25
3	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	22
4	41-9031	Sales Engineers	16
5	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	11
6	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	10
7	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	9
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	7
9	11-3051	Industrial Production Managers	6
10	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	5

Software Developers

107

Electrical Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Sales Engineers

Accountants and Auditors

Computer Systems Analysts

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Data Scientists

Industrial Production Managers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	20
FY2011	21
FY2012	9
FY2013	17
FY2014	21
FY2015	10
FY2016	17
FY2017	26
FY2018	16
FY2019	23
FY2020	6
FY2021	1
FY2023	10
FY2024	14
FY2025	34
FY2026	5

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