H-1B sponsorNYFEIN 36-1785381Updated Jun 2026

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Filed 625 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

84.2%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is a prominent architecture and design firm headquartered in New York. In FY2026, the firm filed 19 H-1B petitions with an 84.2% certification rate.

Since 2010, SOM has filed 625 H-1B petitions across 16 years, establishing itself as a consistent sponsor of specialized design and engineering talent. The majority of petitions target architects (268 filings, primarily in SOC 17-1011), followed by civil engineers (105 filings). Supporting roles include computer specialists, graphic designers, and interior designers. The firm's overall certification rate stands at 17.28%, with minimal withdrawn or denied applications, indicating stable compliance with labor condition requirements.

Filing volume peaked in 2017 at 72 petitions, then declined sharply through 2020–2022. The program has since resumed modest activity, with recent years (2023–2025) averaging 34 filings annually. This pattern reflects broader industry cycles in construction and design project demand.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	83.7%
Cert-withdrawn	15.5%
Withdrawn	0.8%

Certified83.7%

Cert-withdrawn15.5%

Withdrawn0.8%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-1011	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	268
2	17-2051	Civil Engineers	105
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	69
4	27-1024	Graphic Designers	33
5	27-1025	Interior Designers	31
6	19-3051	Urban and Regional Planners	30
7	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	13
8	17-1012	Landscape Architects	12
9	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	7
10	15-1252	Software Developers	6

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

268

Civil Engineers

105

Computer Occupations, All Other

Graphic Designers

Interior Designers

Urban and Regional Planners

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Landscape Architects

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Software Developers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	39
FY2011	46
FY2012	45
FY2013	41
FY2014	44
FY2015	46
FY2016	41
FY2017	72
FY2018	56
FY2019	66
FY2020	6
FY2022	2
FY2023	11
FY2024	48
FY2025	43
FY2026	19

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