H-1B sponsorMIFEIN 38-1285128Updated Jul 2026

THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY. Filed 949 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MI 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

The Dow Chemical Company is a multinational chemicals and materials science manufacturer headquartered in Michigan. In fiscal 2026, Dow filed 13 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate, continuing its long-term participation in the H-1B visa program.

Since 2010, Dow has filed 949 total H-1B petitions with an all-time certification rate of 87.14%. The company's H-1B sponsorship peaks in technical and science-focused roles: software developers account for 313 filings (33% of total), chemists for 182 filings, and biological technicians for 174 filings. Mechanical and industrial engineers round out its top five sponsored occupations. Dow's denial rate remains low at 1.48% all-time, with 0.32% of petitions withdrawn.

H-1B filing volume has fluctuated considerably, peaking at 104 filings in 2013 and declining sharply to just 17 in 2020 before recovering to 96 filings in 2025. This pattern reflects changes in business demand and hiring strategy over the 16-year period.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of THE DOW CHEMICAL 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	87.1%
Cert-withdrawn	11.1%
Withdrawn	0.3%
Denied	1.5%

Certified87.1%

Cert-withdrawn11.1%

Withdrawn0.3%

Denied1.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	313
2	19-2031	Chemists	182
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	174
4	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	39
5	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	33
6	11-2021	Marketing Managers	26
7	19-2012	Physicists	15
8	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	14
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	13
10	13-1081	Logisticians	10

Software Developers

313

Chemists

182

Biological Technicians

174

Mechanical Engineers

Industrial Engineers

Marketing Managers

Physicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Data Scientists

Logisticians

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	91
FY2011	77
FY2012	70
FY2013	104
FY2014	100
FY2015	72
FY2016	67
FY2017	53
FY2018	57
FY2019	75
FY2020	17
FY2022	2
FY2023	4
FY2024	51
FY2025	96
FY2026	13

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