H-1B sponsorNCRank #175FEIN 13-5674085Updated Jun 2026

MERRILL LYNCH

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for MERRILL LYNCH. Filed 2,831 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Rank #175 · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Merrill Lynch is a global financial services firm headquartered in North Carolina that has participated in the H-1B program since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 23 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Historically, Merrill Lynch filed 2,831 H-1B petitions between 2010 and 2026, with peak activity occurring in the mid-2010s (2011–2019). Filing volume dropped sharply starting in 2020, declining from 306 petitions in 2019 to single digits in 2021–2022 before recovering modestly to 23–48 filings annually in recent years. The company maintains a 6.82% overall certification rate with no denials or withdrawals recorded across the entire period.

The company's H-1B hiring is concentrated in technology and finance roles. Software Developers account for 954 filings (34%), followed by Financial and Investment Analysts with 814 filings (29%). Computer and Information Systems Managers (397), Financial Specialists (128), and Financial Managers (86) round out the top five occupational categories.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of MERRILL LYNCH’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified100.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by MERRILL LYNCH across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	954
2	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	814
3	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	397
4	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	128
5	11-3031	Financial Managers	86
6	13-2052	Personal Financial Advisors	71
7	19-3011	Economists	35
8	13-1111	Management Analysts	33
9	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	33
10	15-1251	Computer Programmers	30

Software Developers

954

Financial and Investment Analysts

814

Computer and Information Systems Managers

397

Financial Specialists, All Other

128

Financial Managers

Personal Financial Advisors

Economists

Management Analysts

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Programmers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	213
FY2011	389
FY2012	228
FY2013	331
FY2014	242
FY2015	202
FY2016	252
FY2017	259
FY2018	216
FY2019	306
FY2020	22
FY2021	11
FY2022	8
FY2023	41
FY2024	40
FY2025	48
FY2026	23

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