H-1B sponsorWAFEIN 91-1325671Updated Jun 2026

Starbucks Coffee Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Starbucks Coffee Company. Filed 1,286 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

66.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Starbucks Coffee Company is a Seattle-based coffeehouse chain that has emerged as an active H-1B sponsor, particularly in technical and engineering roles. In FY2026, the company filed 47 H-1B petitions with a 66% certification rate, showing improved approval outcomes in recent filings.

Since 2010, Starbucks has filed 1,286 H-1B petitions across its 16-year sponsorship history. The company's hiring focus is heavily concentrated in technology: Software Developers lead with 463 filings, followed by Computer Systems Analysts (113), Industrial Engineers (107), and Software Quality Assurance Analysts (88). Filing volume has grown substantially, peaking at 169 petitions in 2018 and reaching 216 in 2025 before the partial-year 2026 count. Across all filings, 35% have been certified, 0.47% denied, and 0.08% withdrawn, reflecting a moderate approval baseline that improved notably in 2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Starbucks Coffee Company’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	76.2%
Cert-withdrawn	22.6%
Withdrawn	0.2%
Denied	1.0%

Certified76.2%

Cert-withdrawn22.6%

Withdrawn0.2%

Denied1.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Starbucks Coffee Company across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	463
2	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	113
3	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	107
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	88
5	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	58
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	50
7	15-2041	Statisticians	38
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	36
9	15-1242	Database Administrators	20
10	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	13

Software Developers

463

Computer Systems Analysts

113

Industrial Engineers

107

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Statisticians

Data Scientists

Database Administrators

Financial and Investment Analysts

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	30
FY2013	42
FY2014	43
FY2015	54
FY2016	89
FY2017	90
FY2018	169
FY2019	128
FY2020	18
FY2021	73
FY2022	22
FY2023	61
FY2024	155
FY2025	216
FY2026	47

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