Microsoft Corporation
US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Microsoft Corporation. Filed 72,912 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.
H-1B outcome breakdown
Share of Microsoft Corporation’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.
| Outcome | Share |
|---|---|
| Certified | 94.3% |
| Cert-withdrawn | 4.9% |
| Withdrawn | 0.7% |
| Denied | 0.2% |
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most by Microsoft Corporation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 41,348 |
| 2 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 6,356 |
| 3 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 4,801 |
| 4 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 3,865 |
| 5 | 15-2031 | Operations Research Analysts | 2,658 |
| 6 | 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 2,624 |
| 7 | 17-2071 | Electrical Engineers | 1,178 |
| 8 | 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 1,172 |
| 9 | 13-1161 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 622 |
| 10 | 11-2021 | Marketing Managers | 539 |
H-1B filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 4,407 |
| FY2011 | 4,184 |
| FY2012 | 4,005 |
| FY2013 | 3,832 |
| FY2014 | 3,674 |
| FY2015 | 4,476 |
| FY2016 | 4,919 |
| FY2017 | 4,884 |
| FY2018 | 5,457 |
| FY2019 | 6,000 |
| FY2020 | 51 |
| FY2021 | 110 |
| FY2022 | 150 |
| FY2023 | 2,791 |
| FY2024 | 9,492 |
| FY2025 | 9,362 |
| FY2026 | 5,118 |
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 4,407 |
| FY2011 | 4,184 |
| FY2012 | 4,005 |
| FY2013 | 3,832 |
| FY2014 | 3,674 |
| FY2015 | 4,476 |
| FY2016 | 4,919 |
| FY2017 | 4,884 |
| FY2018 | 5,457 |
| FY2019 | 6,000 |
| FY2020 | 51 |
| FY2021 | 110 |
| FY2022 | 150 |
| FY2023 | 2,791 |
| FY2024 | 9,492 |
| FY2025 | 9,362 |
| FY2026 | 5,118 |
This employer filed at least one WARN Act notice in the last 24 months — a state-mandated advance announcement of a planned mass layoff or closure. A notice is an announcement, not a completed layoff, and it is not evidence of any link between the employer’s H-1B filings and its workforce plans.