H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 01-0233346Updated Jul 2026

John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA). Filed 415 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) is a major insurance and financial services employer based in Massachusetts. The company has filed 415 H-1B petitions since 2010, establishing itself as an active participant in the foreign worker visa program.

In FY2026, John Hancock filed 6 H-1B petitions, all of which were certified. Across all filings, the company maintains a strong 94.22% certification rate, with only 1.45% withdrawn and 1.2% denied. The company's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in technical and analytical roles: Software Developers lead with 129 filings, followed by Actuaries (83), Data Scientists (46), Accountants and Auditors (40), and Financial and Investment Analysts (24). This role distribution reflects the company's reliance on specialized talent in technology and risk management.

H-1B sponsorship activity peaked in 2019 with 63 filings and remained elevated through 2024 (53 filings) before declining in 2025–2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA)’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	94.2%
Cert-withdrawn	3.1%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	1.2%

Certified94.2%

Cert-withdrawn3.1%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	129
2	15-2011	Actuaries	83
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	46
4	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	40
5	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	24
6	43-9111	Statistical Assistants	16
7	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	14
8	13-1111	Management Analysts	7
9	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	7
10	41-9031	Sales Engineers	5

Software Developers

129

Actuaries

Data Scientists

Accountants and Auditors

Financial and Investment Analysts

Statistical Assistants

Computer Occupations, All Other

Management Analysts

Operations Research Analysts

Sales Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	24
FY2011	31
FY2012	15
FY2013	14
FY2014	23
FY2015	28
FY2016	24
FY2017	36
FY2018	49
FY2019	63
FY2023	9
FY2024	53
FY2025	40
FY2026	6

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