H-1B sponsorOHFEIN 31-0345740Updated Jul 2026

The Kroger Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The Kroger Company. Filed 246 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a OH headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

92.1%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

5.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The Kroger Company is a major Ohio-based retailer and H-1B sponsor. In fiscal year 2026, the company filed 38 H-1B petitions, continuing a sharp acceleration in sponsorship activity that began in 2023.

Since 2010, Kroger has filed 246 H-1B petitions total with a 95.12% certification rate, indicating a strong track record. The company's petition portfolio is dominated by technology roles—software developers account for 118 filings (48% of the total), followed by industrial engineers with 37 filings. Pharmacists, QA analysts, and database administrators round out the top positions. Denial and withdrawal rates remain low at 1.63% and 2.03% respectively.

Kroger's H-1B sponsorship activity remained modest through the 2010s but accelerated markedly from 2023 onward, suggesting increased reliance on visa-sponsored talent in technology and specialized operations roles.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of The Kroger 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	95.1%
Cert-withdrawn	1.2%
Withdrawn	2.0%
Denied	1.6%

Certified95.1%

Cert-withdrawn1.2%

Withdrawn2.0%

Denied1.6%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	118
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	37
3	29-1051	Pharmacists	20
4	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	13
5	15-1242	Database Administrators	8
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	8
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	7
8	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	6
9	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	6
10	11-1011	Chief Executives	4

Software Developers

118

Industrial Engineers

Pharmacists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Database Administrators

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Mechanical Engineers

Chief Executives

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	9
FY2012	4
FY2013	1
FY2014	1
FY2015	1
FY2016	4
FY2017	1
FY2018	7
FY2019	14
FY2023	34
FY2024	64
FY2025	68
FY2026	38

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