H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 20-8809830Updated Jul 2026

LYFT, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for LYFT, Inc.. Filed 1,276 disclosures between FY2013 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

Lyft, Inc. is a San Francisco-based mobility company and active H-1B sponsor. Since 2013, the company has filed 1,276 H-1B petitions with a strong 96.55% certification rate, 2.74% withdrawn, and just 0.08% denied.

In FY2026, Lyft filed 25 H-1B petitions, all of which were certified. The company's H-1B hiring peaked in 2019 with 381 filings, reflecting rapid growth in that period; filings declined sharply in 2020–2022 but have recovered since 2023. Software developers dominate Lyft's H-1B mix, accounting for 703 filings (55% of the total), followed by data scientists with 208 filings. The remaining roles span computer occupations, engineering managers, and QA analysts—a typical tech sector profile.

Lyft's high certification rate and low denial rate indicate consistent compliance with H-1B requirements and prevailing wage standards. The company's reliance on software and data talent reflects its engineering-heavy business model in ride-sharing and autonomous vehicle development.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of LYFT, 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	96.6%
Cert-withdrawn	0.6%
Withdrawn	2.7%
Denied	0.1%

Certified96.6%

Cert-withdrawn0.6%

Withdrawn2.7%

Denied0.1%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	703
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	208
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	79
4	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	25
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	17
6	19-2012	Physicists	17
7	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	17
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	15
9	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	15
10	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	15

Software Developers

703

Data Scientists

208

Computer Occupations, All Other

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Physicists

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Industrial Engineers

Operations Research Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2013	2
FY2014	16
FY2015	26
FY2016	75
FY2017	117
FY2018	312
FY2019	381
FY2020	1
FY2021	9
FY2022	4
FY2023	67
FY2024	100
FY2025	141
FY2026	25

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