H-1B sponsorNCUpdated Jul 2026

Cree, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Cree, Inc.. Filed 183 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2021 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2021

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2021

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2021

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2021

Summary

In FY2021, Cree, Inc. filed 6 H-1B petitions, all certified, continuing its multi-year track record as an active sponsor in the program. Overall, Cree has filed 183 LCAs since 2010, achieving a 95.08% certification rate with minimal denials (2.73%) and very few withdrawals (1.09%).

Cree's H-1B hiring focuses heavily on engineering roles. Industrial Engineers lead its filings with 43 petitions, followed by Mechanical Engineers (18), Electrical Engineers (13), Materials Engineers (12), and Software Developers (11). This composition reflects the company's engineering and technology operations based in North Carolina.

Cree's activity peaked between 2010 and 2019, with annual filings typically ranging from 15 to 23. Volume declined sharply in 2020 and 2021, likely reflecting broader economic and visa availability constraints during that period.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	95.1%
Cert-withdrawn	1.1%
Withdrawn	1.1%
Denied	2.7%

Certified95.1%

Cert-withdrawn1.1%

Withdrawn1.1%

Denied2.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Cree, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	43
2	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	18
3	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	13
4	17-2131	Materials Engineers	12
5	15-1252	Software Developers	11
6	15-1251	Computer Programmers	10
7	19-2012	Physicists	6
8	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	6
9	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	5
10	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5

Industrial Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Electrical Engineers

Materials Engineers

Software Developers

Computer Programmers

Physicists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Engineers, All Other

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	17
FY2011	16
FY2012	23
FY2013	19
FY2014	11
FY2015	18
FY2016	18
FY2017	15
FY2018	17
FY2019	19
FY2020	4
FY2021	6

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