H-1B sponsorMIUpdated Jul 2026

optimal cae, inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for optimal cae, inc.. Filed 363 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2020 from worksites with a MI headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2020

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2020

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2020

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2020

Summary

Optimal CAE, Inc. is a Michigan-based employer active in H-1B sponsorship from 2010 through 2020. The company filed 363 labor condition applications over this period, with a strong 96.69% certification rate and minimal withdrawals (1.38%) and denials (1.1%).

Civil engineers dominate Optimal CAE's H-1B hiring, accounting for 233 of 363 filings (64%). Mechanical engineers and electronics engineers represent secondary roles, with 49 and 30 filings respectively. Smaller numbers of data scientists and software developers round out the role mix, reflecting the company's engineering-focused staffing strategy.

Filing volume peaked in 2016 at 67 applications and remained steady through 2018 before declining in 2019 and 2020. In FY2020, the company filed just 1 application with 100% certification, suggesting a significant reduction in H-1B hiring activity.

Optimal CAE Inc. H-1B sponsor
Optimal CAE Inc. civil engineer H-1B
H-1B sponsorship Michigan engineering company
Optimal CAE Inc. prevailing wage H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of optimal cae, 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	96.7%
Cert-withdrawn	0.8%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	1.1%

Certified96.7%

Cert-withdrawn0.8%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied1.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by optimal cae, inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2051	Civil Engineers	233
2	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	49
3	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	30
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	13
5	15-1252	Software Developers	9
6	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	8
7	19-2031	Chemists	5
8	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	4
9	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	3
10	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	2

Civil Engineers

233

Mechanical Engineers

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Data Scientists

Software Developers

Chemical Engineers

Chemists

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Electrical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	11
FY2011	12
FY2012	10
FY2013	4
FY2014	32
FY2015	47
FY2016	67
FY2017	65
FY2018	62
FY2019	52
FY2020	1

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