H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 74-1871327Updated Jul 2026

National Instruments Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for National Instruments Corporation. Filed 751 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

80.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

National Instruments Corporation is a Texas-based technology company that has sponsored 751 H-1B petitions since 2010, with an 86.55% all-time certification rate. In fiscal year 2026, the company filed 5 H-1B petitions with an 80% certification rate.

The company's H-1B sponsorship centers on software development roles, which account for 381 of its 751 total filings (50.7%). The remaining petitions span electronics engineers (52 filings), computer hardware engineers (39), sales engineers (38), and computer systems analysts (35). This occupational mix reflects a core engineering and development operation.

National Instruments' H-1B activity peaked in 2012–2013 with 84 filings per year, then stabilized at 50–78 filings annually through 2019. Filing volume dropped sharply from 2020 onward, declining to single digits by 2021–2022 before a partial recovery to 27 filings in 2024. Denied and withdrawn petitions remain minimal at 0.67% each, indicating consistent approval patterns across its program history.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	86.5%
Cert-withdrawn	12.1%
Withdrawn	0.7%
Denied	0.7%

Certified86.5%

Cert-withdrawn12.1%

Withdrawn0.7%

Denied0.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by National Instruments Corporation across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	381
2	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	52
3	17-2061	Computer Hardware Engineers	39
4	41-9031	Sales Engineers	38
5	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	35
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	27
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	20
8	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	18
9	11-2021	Marketing Managers	13
10	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	13

Software Developers

381

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Computer Hardware Engineers

Sales Engineers

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer Occupations, All Other

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Electrical Engineers

Marketing Managers

Mechanical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	44
FY2011	72
FY2012	84
FY2013	84
FY2014	65
FY2015	77
FY2016	71
FY2017	78
FY2018	53
FY2019	50
FY2020	7
FY2021	3
FY2022	5
FY2023	9
FY2024	27
FY2025	17
FY2026	5

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