H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 33-0804655Updated Jul 2026

Illumina, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Illumina, Inc.. Filed 1,189 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

65.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

2.5%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Illumina, Inc. is a California-based life sciences and genomics company that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. The company has filed 1,189 H-1B petitions over its sponsorship history, with a strong 79% certification rate and minimal denial activity (0.08%), indicating consistent compliance with labor certification requirements.

In FY2026, Illumina filed 40 petitions with a 65% certification rate. The company's H-1B role mix reflects its core business: Software Developers dominate with 299 total filings, followed by Computer Systems Analysts (96), Biological Scientists (92), Industrial Engineers (81), and Medical Scientists (68). This mix underscores Illumina's reliance on technical and scientific talent.

Sponsorship volume grew significantly from 2010 through 2019, peaked at 184 filings in 2019, then contracted sharply in 2020–2022 before recovering to 137 filings in 2025. The recent recovery suggests renewed hiring and visa sponsorship activity in the genomics and computational biology sectors.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Illumina, 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	79.1%
Cert-withdrawn	20.4%
Withdrawn	0.5%
Denied	0.1%

Certified79.1%

Cert-withdrawn20.4%

Withdrawn0.5%

Denied0.1%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	299
2	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	96
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	92
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	81
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	68
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	64
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	55
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	54
9	19-1022	Microbiologists	29
10	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	26

Software Developers

299

Computer Systems Analysts

Biological Scientists, All Other

Industrial Engineers

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Data Scientists

Microbiologists

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	9
FY2011	35
FY2012	23
FY2013	40
FY2014	33
FY2015	82
FY2016	97
FY2017	132
FY2018	160
FY2019	184
FY2020	3
FY2021	5
FY2022	7
FY2023	78
FY2024	124
FY2025	137
FY2026	40

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