H-1B sponsorCARank #134Updated Jul 2026

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for SYMANTEC CORPORATION. Filed 3,545 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2020 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Rank #134 · FY2020

Certified

50.0%

unconditional · FY2020

Withdrawn

50.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2020

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2020

Summary

Symantec Corporation, a California-based software and cybersecurity company, filed 3,545 H-1B petitions between 2010 and 2020, with a strong 77.24% overall certification rate. The company's H-1B program peaked in 2014 with 459 filings and remained active through 2019, demonstrating consistent reliance on skilled foreign workers in technical roles.

Symantec's H-1B hiring focused heavily on software engineering talent. Software Developers comprised 58% of all filings (2,042 petitions), followed by Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (594), and other computer occupations including Data Scientists and Information Security Analysts. This composition reflects the company's core business in software development and cybersecurity.

The company maintained a 77.24% certification rate across all filings, with 3.36% withdrawn and 1.47% denied. Activity declined sharply in 2020, with only 2 filings recorded for that year.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	77.2%
Cert-withdrawn	17.9%
Withdrawn	3.4%
Denied	1.5%

Certified77.2%

Cert-withdrawn17.9%

Withdrawn3.4%

Denied1.5%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	2,042
2	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	594
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	186
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	88
5	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	72
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	55
7	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	46
8	11-2021	Marketing Managers	44
9	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	33
10	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	31

Software Developers

2,042

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

594

Computer Occupations, All Other

186

Data Scientists

Information Security Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Marketing Managers

Financial and Investment Analysts

Industrial Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	219
FY2011	320
FY2012	341
FY2013	346
FY2014	459
FY2015	424
FY2016	337
FY2017	415
FY2018	363
FY2019	319
FY2020	2

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