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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER)

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER). Filed 596 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2020 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2020

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2020

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2020

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2020

Summary

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER) is a major research and development facility of General Electric, located in New York. The center has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010, using the visa program to recruit specialized technical talent.

From 2010 to 2020, GE Global Research Center filed 596 total H-1B petitions with a 90.44% certification rate, demonstrating strong program compliance. The center's H-1B hiring peaked in 2011 with 99 filings and showed a general declining trend through the 2010s, down to just 4 filings in 2020. In FY2020 specifically, all 4 petitions filed were certified with no withdrawals or denials.

The center's H-1B role mix reflects its research mission: Mechanical Engineers led with 149 filings, followed by Software Developers (117), Electrical Engineers (115), Computer and Information Research Scientists (28), and Materials Scientists (22). This concentration in engineering and software development underscores GE's focus on recruiting advanced technical expertise for product innovation and research initiatives.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER)’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	90.4%
Cert-withdrawn	6.0%
Withdrawn	2.4%
Denied	1.2%

Certified90.4%

Cert-withdrawn6.0%

Withdrawn2.4%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (GE GLOBAL RESEARCH CENTER) across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	149
2	15-1252	Software Developers	117
3	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	115
4	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	28
5	19-2032	Materials Scientists	22
6	19-2012	Physicists	16
7	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	14
8	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	14
9	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	13
10	15-2051	Data Scientists	12

Mechanical Engineers

149

Software Developers

117

Electrical Engineers

115

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Materials Scientists

Physicists

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Chemical Engineers

Data Scientists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	79
FY2011	99
FY2012	72
FY2013	75
FY2014	97
FY2015	63
FY2016	38
FY2017	31
FY2018	21
FY2019	17
FY2020	4

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