H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 94-1697231Updated Jun 2026

Gap Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Gap Inc.. Filed 1,243 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

88.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Gap Inc. is a California-based apparel and retail company that has actively sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. Over its 17-year history in the program, the company has filed 1,243 petitions with a 23.73% overall certification rate and minimal denials (0.08%).

In FY2026, Gap Inc. filed 18 H-1B petitions and achieved an 88.9% certification rate. The company's H-1B role mix is technology-heavy: software developers dominate with 413 filings across all years, followed by data scientists (80) and other computer occupations (71). Design roles—interior designers (44) and graphic designers (35)—round out the top five specialties, reflecting the company's retail and consumer product focus.

Filing volume surged between 2014 and 2019 (86 to 137 petitions annually), dropped sharply during 2020–2023, and recovered substantially in 2024 with 123 petitions before declining to 18 in 2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Gap 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	89.1%
Cert-withdrawn	10.3%
Withdrawn	0.3%
Denied	0.3%

Certified89.1%

Cert-withdrawn10.3%

Withdrawn0.3%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	413
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	80
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	71
4	27-1025	Interior Designers	44
5	27-1024	Graphic Designers	35
6	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	35
7	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	27
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	25
9	11-3071	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	25
10	13-1081	Logisticians	24

Software Developers

413

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Interior Designers

Graphic Designers

Operations Research Analysts

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Industrial Engineers

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

Logisticians

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	44
FY2011	43
FY2012	54
FY2013	52
FY2014	86
FY2015	114
FY2016	117
FY2017	131
FY2018	137
FY2019	134
FY2020	11
FY2021	40
FY2022	17
FY2023	17
FY2024	123
FY2025	105
FY2026	18

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