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Ciena Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Ciena Corporation. Filed 566 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MD 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

Ciena Corporation is a Maryland-based networking and software company that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. The company has filed 566 H-1B petitions over its sponsorship history, with an 84.63% certification rate and 2.3% denial rate, indicating a strong track record of approved petitions.

In FY2026, Ciena filed 16 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Historically, the company's filing volume peaked in 2019 at 68 petitions before declining significantly during 2020–2021, then gradually recovering through 2025. Software Developers account for the vast majority of Ciena's H-1B hires—340 out of 566 total filings—reflecting the company's core technology focus. Supporting roles include Engineers (All Other, 41 filings), Computer Systems Analysts (20), Computer Occupations specialists (20), and Computer Network Architects (14).

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	84.6%
Cert-withdrawn	11.7%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	2.3%

Certified84.6%

Cert-withdrawn11.7%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied2.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Ciena Corporation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	340
2	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	41
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	20
4	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	20
5	15-1241	Computer Network Architects	14
6	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	9
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	9
8	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	6
9	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	5
10	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	4

Software Developers

340

Engineers, All Other

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer Network Architects

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Data Scientists

Financial and Investment Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	23
FY2011	39
FY2012	27
FY2013	35
FY2014	39
FY2015	48
FY2016	53
FY2017	55
FY2018	59
FY2019	68
FY2020	4
FY2021	9
FY2022	13
FY2023	22
FY2024	22
FY2025	34
FY2026	16

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