H-1B sponsorCARank #174FEIN 27-1094206Updated May 2026

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.. Filed 731 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

731

Rank #174

Certified

88.0%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

1.5%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.4%

rejection rate

Summary

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. is a California-based medical device and technology company that has emerged as an active H-1B sponsor. Since 2020, the company has filed 731 H-1B petitions, with filing volume accelerating significantly in recent years—from 12 filings in 2020 to 343 in 2025, reflecting growing demand for specialized talent.

The company's H-1B role mix is heavily weighted toward engineering and software roles. Software Developers lead by volume (145 filings), followed by Industrial Engineers (116 filings) and Data Scientists (50 filings). Additional roles include Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (31) and Mechanical Engineers (29). This pattern reflects the technical and R&D nature of the organization.

Intuitive Surgical Operations maintains a strong certification record, with 87.96% of petitions certified, 1.5% withdrawn, and 0.41% denied. The high certification rate indicates consistent alignment with prevailing wage and job requirement standards across its H-1B filings.

Intuitive Surgical H-1B sponsor
H-1B software developers California
H-1B industrial engineers medical device
Intuitive Surgical prevailing wage
H-1B filings tech company

Outcome breakdown

Share of Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified88.0%

Cert-withdrawn10.1%

Withdrawn1.5%

Denied0.4%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	145
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	116
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	50
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	31
5	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	29
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	28
7	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	22
8	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	15
9	13-1041	Compliance Officers	15
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	14

Software Developers

145

Industrial Engineers

116

Data Scientists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Mechanical Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Electrical Engineers

Information Security Analysts

Compliance Officers

Computer Systems Analysts

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	12
FY2021	20
FY2022	18
FY2023	92
FY2024	246
FY2025	343

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