H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 45-0552024Updated Jul 2026

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.. Filed 844 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is a California-based video game and entertainment company that has sponsored 844 H-1B visa petitions since 2010, demonstrating consistent participation in the foreign worker program across its creative and technical workforce.

In fiscal year 2026, Blizzard filed 10 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Over its entire filing history, the company maintains a 93.84% certification rate, with only 1.54% denied and 2.49% withdrawn—a strong approval profile. The company's H-1B sponsorship peaked during 2013–2019, when annual filings ranged from 62 to 81, then declined sharply in 2020–2021 before recovering to 66 filings in both 2024 and 2025.

Blizzard's H-1B roles are heavily skewed toward creative and technical positions: Software Developers account for 319 filings (37.8% of total), followed by Special Effects Artists and Animators (136 filings), Graphic Designers (81), Data Scientists (36), and Producers and Directors (21). This occupational mix reflects the company's core business in game development and digital content creation.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, 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	93.8%
Cert-withdrawn	2.1%
Withdrawn	2.5%
Denied	1.5%

Certified93.8%

Cert-withdrawn2.1%

Withdrawn2.5%

Denied1.5%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	319
2	27-1014	Special Effects Artists and Animators	136
3	27-1024	Graphic Designers	81
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	36
5	27-2012	Producers and Directors	21
6	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	18
7	27-1025	Interior Designers	17
8	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	11
9	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	10
10	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	10

Software Developers

319

Special Effects Artists and Animators

136

Graphic Designers

Data Scientists

Producers and Directors

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Interior Designers

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Commercial and Industrial Designers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	40
FY2011	41
FY2012	51
FY2013	75
FY2014	62
FY2015	75
FY2016	72
FY2017	78
FY2018	67
FY2019	81
FY2020	11
FY2021	8
FY2022	21
FY2023	20
FY2024	66
FY2025	66
FY2026	10

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