H-1B sponsorMNFEIN 02-0502162Updated May 2026

Covidien LP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Covidien LP. Filed 286 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a MN headquarters indicator.

Total filings

286

Outside top-N

Certified

81.8%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

1.1%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.3%

rejection rate

Summary

Covidien LP is a Minnesota-based employer that has filed 286 H-1B petitions between 2020 and 2025. The company shows strong growth in H-1B sponsorship activity, with filings increasing from 4 in 2020 to 110 in 2024 and 108 in 2025, indicating expanding reliance on specialty occupation workers.

The company's H-1B program maintains an 81.82% certification rate, with 1.05% withdrawn and 0.35% denied petitions. This approval rate reflects consistent compliance with labor certification requirements. Covidien's role mix is heavily weighted toward technical positions: Software Developers lead with 62 filings, followed by Industrial Engineers (59), Compliance Officers (26), Mechanical Engineers (23), and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (21).

The concentration in engineering and software development roles suggests Covidien uses H-1B sponsorship primarily to fill specialized technical and quality assurance positions within its manufacturing and healthcare technology operations.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Covidien LP’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified81.8%

Cert-withdrawn16.8%

Withdrawn1.1%

Denied0.4%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Covidien LP. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	62
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	59
3	13-1041	Compliance Officers	26
4	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	23
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	21
6	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	15
7	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	11
8	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	7
9	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	5
10	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	4

Software Developers

Industrial Engineers

Compliance Officers

Mechanical Engineers

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Electrical Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Engineers, All Other

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	4
FY2021	8
FY2022	9
FY2023	47
FY2024	110
FY2025	108

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