H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 41-1724239Updated Jun 2026

NRG Energy, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for NRG Energy, Inc.. Filed 310 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

94.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

NRG Energy, Inc. is a Texas-based energy company that has filed 310 H-1B petitions since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 19 H-1B petitions with a 94.7% certification rate, reflecting strong approval outcomes in recent filings.

The company's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in technology roles. Software developers account for 106 filings (34% of total), followed by financial and investment analysts (21), operations research analysts (19), data scientists (18), and other computer occupations (17). This profile suggests NRG Energy uses H-1B sponsorship to fill specialized tech and analytical positions within its energy business.

Historically, NRG Energy's H-1B filing volume peaked in 2016 with 38 petitions, then declined through 2020 before recovering to 35 filings in 2025. Overall, the company has maintained a 23.23% certification rate across all filings, with no denied cases and minimal withdrawals, indicating consistent compliance with labor certification requirements.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of NRG Energy, 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	97.3%
Cert-withdrawn	1.3%
Withdrawn	1.3%

Certified97.3%

Cert-withdrawn1.3%

Withdrawn1.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	106
2	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	21
3	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	19
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	18
5	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	17
6	15-1242	Database Administrators	14
7	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	11
8	13-2054	Financial Risk Specialists	11
9	15-1251	Computer Programmers	10
10	15-1243	Database Architects	8

Software Developers

106

Financial and Investment Analysts

Operations Research Analysts

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Database Administrators

Accountants and Auditors

Financial Risk Specialists

Computer Programmers

Database Architects

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	16
FY2011	8
FY2012	15
FY2013	21
FY2014	35
FY2015	33
FY2016	38
FY2017	30
FY2018	17
FY2019	23
FY2020	1
FY2024	19
FY2025	35
FY2026	19

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