H-1B sponsorGAFEIN 58-6051157Updated Jul 2026

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Filed 288 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a GA 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal health agency headquartered in Georgia. Since 2010, CDC has filed 288 H-1B petitions, making it an active but moderate sponsor of specialty occupation workers in the U.S.

CDC's H-1B role mix reflects its scientific mission. Epidemiologists dominate the pipeline with 97 filings, followed by biological scientists (44), economists (35), medical scientists (32), and microbiologists (12). This concentration in research and public health roles is typical of government health institutions.

CDC's H-1B certification rate stands at 69.8% across all filings. Withdrawals account for 13.2% of cases, while denials represent 4.5%. In FY2026, CDC filed 3 petitions with a 100% certification rate. The agency's filing volume peaked in 2010 (44 filings) and has remained modest in recent years.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	69.8%
Cert-withdrawn	12.5%
Withdrawn	13.2%
Denied	4.5%

Certified69.8%

Cert-withdrawn12.5%

Withdrawn13.2%

Denied4.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1041	Epidemiologists	97
2	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	44
3	19-3011	Economists	35
4	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	32
5	19-1022	Microbiologists	12
6	15-2041	Statisticians	8
7	19-2012	Physicists	6
8	15-1252	Software Developers	5
9	29-1299	Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	4
10	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	4

Epidemiologists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Economists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Microbiologists

Statisticians

Physicists

Software Developers

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Chemical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	44
FY2011	21
FY2012	27
FY2013	10
FY2014	16
FY2015	25
FY2016	29
FY2017	20
FY2018	24
FY2019	15
FY2022	1
FY2023	4
FY2024	32
FY2025	17
FY2026	3

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