Costco Wholesale Corporation
US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Costco Wholesale Corporation. Filed 593 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.
H-1B outcome breakdown
Share of Costco Wholesale Corporation’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Certified | 89.5% |
| Cert-withdrawn | 9.1% |
| Withdrawn | 1.0% |
| Denied | 0.3% |
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most by Costco Wholesale Corporation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 354 |
| 2 | 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 33 |
| 3 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 29 |
| 4 | 15-1242 | Database Administrators | 25 |
| 5 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 25 |
| 6 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 16 |
| 7 | 15-1244 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 15 |
| 8 | 15-1212 | Information Security Analysts | 13 |
| 9 | 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 11 |
| 10 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 9 |
H-1B filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 6 |
| FY2011 | 12 |
| FY2012 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 11 |
| FY2014 | 16 |
| FY2015 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 18 |
| FY2019 | 60 |
| FY2020 | 14 |
| FY2021 | 10 |
| FY2022 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 39 |
| FY2024 | 123 |
| FY2025 | 156 |
| FY2026 | 86 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 6 |
| FY2011 | 12 |
| FY2012 | 1 |
| FY2013 | 11 |
| FY2014 | 16 |
| FY2015 | 18 |
| FY2016 | 11 |
| FY2017 | 9 |
| FY2018 | 18 |
| FY2019 | 60 |
| FY2020 | 14 |
| FY2021 | 10 |
| FY2022 | 3 |
| FY2023 | 39 |
| FY2024 | 123 |
| FY2025 | 156 |
| FY2026 | 86 |
This employer filed at least one WARN Act notice in the last 24 months — a state-mandated advance announcement of a planned mass layoff or closure. A notice is an announcement, not a completed layoff, and it is not evidence of any link between the employer’s H-1B filings and its workforce plans.