H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 04-3387530Updated Jul 2026

athenahealth, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for athenahealth, Inc.. Filed 372 disclosures between FY2011 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

80.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

athenahealth, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based healthcare IT company that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2011. In FY2026, the company filed 15 H-1B petitions with an 80% certification rate.

Over its H-1B sponsorship history, athenahealth has submitted 372 applications with an all-time certification rate of 83.87%, a withdrawal rate of 4.84%, and a denial rate of 0.81%. The company's hiring focus is heavily concentrated in technology roles: Software Developers account for 234 filings (63% of all petitions), followed by Computer Occupations, All Other (31 filings), Data Scientists (16), Computer and Information Systems Managers (13), and Electronics Engineers (8). This role mix reflects athenahealth's position as a software-driven healthcare solutions provider.

Filing volume has fluctuated significantly, with notable growth from 2017–2019 (peak of 37 filings in 2017), a sharp drop during 2020–2021, and a resurgence beginning in 2023. The most recent spike—94 filings in FY2025—represents the company's highest annual volume on record, suggesting increased international talent recruitment in recent years.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of athenahealth, 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	83.9%
Cert-withdrawn	10.5%
Withdrawn	4.8%
Denied	0.8%

Certified83.9%

Cert-withdrawn10.5%

Withdrawn4.8%

Denied0.8%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	234
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	31
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	16
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	13
5	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	8
6	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	5
7	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	4
8	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	4
9	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	4
10	17-1011	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	3

Software Developers

234

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Operations Research Analysts

Industrial Engineers

Accountants and Auditors

Social Science Research Assistants

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2011	7
FY2012	4
FY2013	3
FY2014	14
FY2015	15
FY2016	11
FY2017	37
FY2018	34
FY2019	22
FY2020	3
FY2021	3
FY2022	6
FY2023	18
FY2024	86
FY2025	94
FY2026	15

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