H-1B sponsorNYFEIN 13-4922250Updated Jun 2026

American Express Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for American Express Company. Filed 877 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

89.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

5.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

American Express Company is a major financial services and payments company headquartered in New York. Since 2010, it has filed 877 H-1B petitions, with recent activity accelerating: 19 filings in FY2026 achieved an 89.5% certification rate, compared to a 32.16% all-time certification average.

The company's H-1B sponsorship focuses on quantitative and technical roles. Operations Research Analysts lead filings with 284 petitions, followed by Financial Risk Specialists (155), Data Scientists (110), Financial Managers (90), and other computer occupations. This role mix reflects American Express's emphasis on analytics, risk management, and data-driven financial operations.

American Express filings peaked at 130 in 2016, declined sharply through 2022 (1 filing), then rebounded to 138 in 2025. The recent 89.5% certification rate in FY2026 is substantially above its historical average, indicating improving approval outcomes on current petitions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	95.9%
Cert-withdrawn	0.7%
Withdrawn	3.4%

Certified95.9%

Cert-withdrawn0.7%

Withdrawn3.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	284
2	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	155
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	110
4	11-3031	Financial Managers	90
5	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	58
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	47
7	15-1252	Software Developers	21
8	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	13
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	10
10	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	10

Operations Research Analysts

284

Financial Risk Specialists

155

Data Scientists

110

Financial Managers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Software Developers

Information Security Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Accountants and Auditors

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	3
FY2011	3
FY2012	11
FY2013	10
FY2014	36
FY2015	104
FY2016	130
FY2017	57
FY2018	127
FY2019	102
FY2020	8
FY2021	5
FY2022	1
FY2023	27
FY2024	96
FY2025	138
FY2026	19

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