H-1B sponsorNYFEIN 13-6400434Updated Jun 2026

New York City Department of Education

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for New York City Department of Education. Filed 988 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NY 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

The New York City Department of Education is a public agency and H-1B sponsor based in New York. In FY2026, it filed 42 H-1B petitions and achieved a 100% certification rate. Across all filings since 2010, the agency has submitted 988 petitions with an 18.52% overall certification rate, 0.3% withdrawn, and no denials.

The agency's H-1B activity is concentrated in teaching roles. Secondary School Teachers account for 461 filings (46.6% of the total), followed by Special Education Teachers (124), Preschool Teachers (106), Elementary School Teachers (73), and Adult Education and ESL Instructors (50). This reflects NYC DOE's focus on filling educator positions through the H-1B program.

H-1B filing volume has been volatile over the program's 16-year history with the agency. Peak activity occurred in 2012 with 149 filings. Volume dropped sharply between 2018 and 2021 (lows of 2–4 filings), then rebounded to 69–67 filings in 2024–2025 before declining slightly in 2026.

NYC Department of Education H-1B sponsor
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H-1B certification NYC public schools
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Outcome breakdown

Share of New York City Department of Education’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified97.9%

Cert-withdrawn0.5%

Withdrawn1.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by New York City Department of Education across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	461
2	25-2059	Special Education Teachers, All Other	124
3	25-2011	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	106
4	25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	73
5	25-3011	Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	50
6	29-1122	Occupational Therapists	16
7	21-1012	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	12
8	25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	11
9	15-1252	Software Developers	10
10	29-1123	Physical Therapists	9

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

461

Special Education Teachers, All Other

124

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

106

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Occupational Therapists

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Software Developers

Physical Therapists

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	97
FY2011	75
FY2012	149
FY2013	95
FY2014	95
FY2015	59
FY2016	75
FY2017	53
FY2018	34
FY2019	69
FY2020	3
FY2021	4
FY2023	2
FY2024	69
FY2025	67
FY2026	42

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