H-1B sponsorNCFEIN 06-1364380Updated Jul 2026

Red Hat, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Red Hat, Inc.. Filed 866 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

78.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Red Hat, Inc. is a North Carolina-based technology company that has been active in the H-1B sponsorship program since 2010. Over its filing history, Red Hat has submitted 866 H-1B petitions with an all-time certification rate of 89.95%, indicating strong compliance with labor condition requirements.

In FY2026, Red Hat filed 38 H-1B petitions with a 78.9% certification rate. The company's H-1B activity expanded significantly in recent years—filing 154 petitions in FY2024 and 160 in FY2025—after a period of minimal sponsorship from 2020–2022.

Red Hat's H-1B workforce is concentrated in software development and tech roles. Software Developers account for 449 filings (52% of total), followed by Data Scientists (70 filings), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (55 filings), Industrial Engineers (37 filings), and other computer occupations. Withdrawn and denied rates remain low at 1.04% and 1.39% respectively, reflecting consistent approval of its sponsorship petitions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Red Hat, 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	89.9%
Cert-withdrawn	7.6%
Withdrawn	1.0%
Denied	1.4%

Certified89.9%

Cert-withdrawn7.6%

Withdrawn1.0%

Denied1.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	449
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	70
3	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	55
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	37
5	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	35
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	33
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	29
8	13-1111	Management Analysts	19
9	11-2021	Marketing Managers	10
10	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	8

Software Developers

449

Data Scientists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Industrial Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer Systems Analysts

Management Analysts

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	21
FY2011	28
FY2012	38
FY2013	33
FY2014	33
FY2015	30
FY2016	35
FY2017	55
FY2018	85
FY2019	97
FY2020	1
FY2021	14
FY2022	12
FY2023	32
FY2024	154
FY2025	160
FY2026	38

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