H-1B sponsorINFEIN 35-0470950Updated Jun 2026

Eli Lilly and Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Eli Lilly and Company. Filed 1,437 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IN headquarters indicator.

Total filings

139

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

97.8%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

2.2%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Eli Lilly and Company is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Indiana. Since 2010, it has filed 1,437 H-1B petitions with a 71.33% overall certification rate and minimal denials.

In FY2026, Eli Lilly filed 139 H-1B petitions with a 97.8% certification rate—its strongest approval rate to date. The company has significantly increased filings in recent years, jumping from 11 in 2021 to 521 in 2025 before the current fiscal year's count. Its top sponsored roles are Physicists (191 filings), Software Developers (180), and Statisticians (108), reflecting its focus on research, development, and computational expertise. The role mix underscores the company's need for advanced technical and scientific talent.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	98.5%
Cert-withdrawn	1.0%
Withdrawn	0.6%

Certified98.5%

Cert-withdrawn1.0%

Withdrawn0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Eli Lilly and Company across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-2012	Physicists	191
2	15-1252	Software Developers	180
3	15-2041	Statisticians	108
4	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	69
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	53
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	50
7	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	41
8	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	33
9	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	31
10	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	31

Physicists

191

Software Developers

180

Statisticians

108

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Computer and Information Research Scientists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	29
FY2011	47
FY2012	48
FY2013	42
FY2014	48
FY2015	41
FY2016	43
FY2017	39
FY2018	38
FY2019	21
FY2020	3
FY2021	11
FY2022	46
FY2023	85
FY2024	236
FY2025	521
FY2026	139

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