H-1B sponsorLAFEIN 84-0273800Updated Jul 2026

Qwest Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Qwest Corporation. Filed 396 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a LA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

92.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Qwest Corporation is a Louisiana-based employer that has sponsored H-1B petitions since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 14 petitions with a 92.9% certification rate and no denials or withdrawals.

Across all years, Qwest has submitted 396 total H-1B filings with an 86.36% certification rate, 2.27% withdrawal rate, and 6.57% denial rate. The company's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in technology: Software Developers account for 216 filings (54.5%), followed by Computer Occupations, All Other with 64 filings and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers with 28 filings. Smaller numbers of Mechanical Engineers (25 filings) and Computer Network Architects (12 filings) round out the role mix.

Filing volume has fluctuated over time, peaking at 62 filings in 2011 and dipping to just 3 in 2023 before recovering to 28–29 annually in 2024–2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Qwest 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	86.4%
Cert-withdrawn	4.8%
Withdrawn	2.3%
Denied	6.6%

Certified86.4%

Cert-withdrawn4.8%

Withdrawn2.3%

Denied6.6%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	216
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	64
3	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	28
4	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	25
5	15-1241	Computer Network Architects	12
6	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	8
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	6
8	41-9031	Sales Engineers	4
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	4
10	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	4

Software Developers

216

Computer Occupations, All Other

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Mechanical Engineers

Computer Network Architects

Computer Systems Analysts

Data Scientists

Sales Engineers

Financial and Investment Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	50
FY2011	62
FY2012	31
FY2013	39
FY2014	25
FY2015	15
FY2016	19
FY2017	34
FY2018	22
FY2019	25
FY2023	3
FY2024	28
FY2025	29
FY2026	14

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