H-1B sponsorCARank #22Updated Jun 2026

GOOGLE INC.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for GOOGLE INC.. Filed 23,226 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2020 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Rank #22 · FY2020

Certified

0.0%

unconditional · FY2020

Withdrawn

33.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2020

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2020

Summary

Google Inc. is a California-based technology company and one of the largest H-1B sponsors in the U.S. From 2010 through 2020, Google filed 23,226 H-1B labor condition applications, with a 99.99% certification rate and negligible denials.

Google's H-1B hiring peaked in 2016 with 4,791 filings. The role mix is heavily concentrated in software development: Software Developers account for 17,673 filings (76% of total), followed by Computer Occupations All Other (875), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (748), Operations Research Analysts (367), and Graphic Designers (295). This specialization reflects the company's core business in software engineering and tech products.

In fiscal year 2020, Google filed only 6 H-1B applications, a sharp decline from prior years; one-third of those were withdrawn. The data reflects filings through 2020 and does not cover subsequent years.

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Outcome breakdown

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

Cert-withdrawn66.7%

Withdrawn33.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	17,673
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	875
3	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	748
4	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	367
5	27-1024	Graphic Designers	295
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	275
7	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	246
8	17-2061	Computer Hardware Engineers	184
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	183
10	13-1111	Management Analysts	170

Software Developers

17,673

Computer Occupations, All Other

875

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

748

Operations Research Analysts

367

Graphic Designers

295

Data Scientists

275

Financial Specialists, All Other

246

Computer Hardware Engineers

184

Financial and Investment Analysts

183

Management Analysts

170

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	901
FY2011	1,276
FY2012	1,661
FY2013	2,119
FY2014	2,970
FY2015	3,974
FY2016	4,791
FY2017	4,544
FY2018	469
FY2019	515
FY2020	6

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