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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY. Filed 422 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center operated by Caltech in California, specializing in space exploration and scientific research.

In FY2025, the organization filed 2 H-1B petitions with 100% certification. Across all filings since 2010, Caltech JPL has submitted 422 petitions with a 66.82% certification rate, 4.27% withdrawn, and 4.74% denied. The organization showed peak H-1B activity from 2017 to 2019, averaging 55 annual filings, before sharply declining to minimal submissions in recent years.

Its workforce needs center on research scientists: the top roles include Biological Scientists (94 filings), Medical Scientists (75), Biological Technicians (45), Biochemists and Biophysicists (36), and Mechanical Engineers (24). This mix reflects the organization's focus on life sciences and engineering research missions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	66.8%
Cert-withdrawn	24.2%
Withdrawn	4.3%
Denied	4.7%

Certified66.8%

Cert-withdrawn24.2%

Withdrawn4.3%

Denied4.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET PROPULSION LABORATORY across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	94
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	75
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	45
4	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	36
5	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	24
6	15-1252	Software Developers	23
7	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	20
8	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	19
9	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	18
10	19-2012	Physicists	15

Biological Scientists, All Other

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biological Technicians

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Mechanical Engineers

Software Developers

Engineers, All Other

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Electrical Engineers

Physicists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	31
FY2011	39
FY2012	37
FY2013	27
FY2014	42
FY2015	38
FY2016	38
FY2017	48
FY2018	70
FY2019	46
FY2020	1
FY2021	1
FY2023	1
FY2024	1
FY2025	2

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