H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 04-2896127Updated Jul 2026

Staples, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Staples, Inc.. Filed 1,671 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Staples, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based office supply and technology retailer that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. In fiscal year 2026, the company filed 48 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Overall, Staples has submitted 1,671 H-1B petitions spanning 2010–2026, achieving a strong 98.2% certification rate. Withdrawn and denied petitions account for less than 1.2% of filings. The company's H-1B activity peaked in the mid-2010s, averaging 130–190 annual filings from 2013–2019 before declining sharply in 2020–2022, then resuming at moderate volumes from 2023 onward.

Staples' H-1B roles are heavily concentrated in technology: software developers represent 49.5% of all filings (829 positions), followed by data scientists (125), computer systems analysts (94), software quality assurance analysts (92), and marketing specialists (77). This profile reflects the company's shift toward digital and technology services.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Staples, 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	98.2%
Cert-withdrawn	0.6%
Withdrawn	0.8%
Denied	0.4%

Certified98.2%

Cert-withdrawn0.6%

Withdrawn0.8%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	829
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	125
3	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	94
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	92
5	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	77
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	66
7	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	51
8	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	35
9	27-3031	Public Relations Specialists	25
10	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	24

Software Developers

829

Data Scientists

125

Computer Systems Analysts

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Operations Research Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Public Relations Specialists

Industrial Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	58
FY2011	68
FY2012	66
FY2013	99
FY2014	186
FY2015	145
FY2016	127
FY2017	187
FY2018	167
FY2019	155
FY2020	2
FY2021	8
FY2022	5
FY2023	24
FY2024	174
FY2025	152
FY2026	48

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