H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 94-3019135Updated Jun 2026

Safeway Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Safeway Inc. . Filed 986 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

77.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Safeway Inc. is a major grocery and pharmacy retailer based in California that has actively sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. In FY2026, the company filed 74 H-1B petitions and achieved a 77% certification rate with no denials or withdrawals, a strong performance compared to its historical certification rate of 53.45% across all years.

The company's H-1B hiring is dominated by technology and healthcare roles. Software Developers account for 331 of its 986 total filings since 2010, followed by Pharmacists with 277 filings. Data Scientists (82 filings), Computer Occupations (53), and Software QA Analysts (39) round out the top five occupations. This mix reflects Safeway's dual focus on digital transformation and pharmacy operations.

Safeway's sponsorship volume grew significantly in recent years, from 74 filings in 2019 to 242 in FY2025, before moderating to 74 in FY2026. The spike in 2025 suggests an expanded recruitment period; the company's low withdrawal and denial rates historically indicate straightforward labor condition applications.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Safeway 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	90.7%
Cert-withdrawn	8.1%
Withdrawn	1.0%
Denied	0.2%

Certified90.7%

Cert-withdrawn8.1%

Withdrawn1.0%

Denied0.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	331
2	29-1051	Pharmacists	277
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	82
4	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	53
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	39
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	30
7	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	27
8	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	26
9	19-2031	Chemists	17
10	15-1241	Computer Network Architects	12

Software Developers

331

Pharmacists

277

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Industrial Engineers

Computer Systems Analysts

Chemists

Computer Network Architects

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	37
FY2011	21
FY2012	33
FY2013	27
FY2014	32
FY2015	49
FY2016	42
FY2017	52
FY2018	38
FY2019	74
FY2020	1
FY2021	13
FY2023	53
FY2024	198
FY2025	242
FY2026	74

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