H-1B sponsorNCFEIN 56-0578072Updated Sep 2026

Lowe's Companies, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Lowe's Companies, Inc.. Filed 1,854 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

238

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

85.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.4%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Lowe's Companies, Inc., the major U.S. home improvement retailer based in North Carolina, has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. In fiscal year 2026, the company filed 238 H-1B petitions with an 85.7% certification rate and no denials.

Over its 16-year history in the program, Lowe's has filed 1,854 total H-1B petitions with an all-time 86% certification rate, indicating strong compliance and approval outcomes. The company's H-1B strategy is heavily concentrated in technology roles: Software Developers account for 1,351 filings (73% of total), followed by Data Scientists (128), Computer Occupations (80), Database Administrators (43), and IT Managers (43). This focus reflects Lowe's digital transformation and e-commerce infrastructure needs.

Lowe's H-1B activity surged notably from 2023 onward, rising from 182 filings in 2023 to a peak of 392 in 2025, indicating expanded tech hiring during recent years. Withdrawals and denials have remained minimal throughout the period, with an all-time withdrawal rate of 0.81% and denial rate of 0.43%.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Lowe's Companies, 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	86.0%
Cert-withdrawn	12.7%
Withdrawn	0.8%
Denied	0.4%

Certified86.0%

Cert-withdrawn12.7%

Withdrawn0.8%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	1,351
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	128
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	80
4	15-1242	Database Administrators	43
5	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	43
6	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	32
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	23
8	15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	12
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	12
10	15-2041	Statisticians	11

Software Developers

1,351

Data Scientists

128

Computer Occupations, All Other

Database Administrators

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Computer Systems Analysts

Network and Computer Systems Administrators

Financial and Investment Analysts

Statisticians

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	47
FY2011	69
FY2012	72
FY2013	26
FY2014	55
FY2015	97
FY2016	52
FY2017	74
FY2018	76
FY2019	138
FY2020	6
FY2021	2
FY2023	182
FY2024	328
FY2025	392
FY2026	238

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