H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 26-0852181Updated Jun 2026

The Stepping Stones Group LLC

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The Stepping Stones Group LLC. Filed 204 disclosures between FY2023 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

91.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

8.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The Stepping Stones Group LLC is a Massachusetts-based employer active in H-1B sponsorship of healthcare and education professionals. In FY2026, the company filed 36 H-1B petitions with a 91.7% certification rate and 8.3% withdrawn, maintaining a strong track record with no denials.

Since 2023, The Stepping Stones Group has filed 204 H-1B petitions across four fiscal years, with overall certification at 93.63%. The company's role mix is heavily concentrated in clinical and educational positions: 167 filings for speech-language pathologists, 20 for occupational therapists, 6 for special education teachers, and smaller volumes of school psychologists and IT managers. This profile suggests a healthcare staffing or therapeutic services operation.

Filing volume grew from 2 petitions in 2023 to a peak of 91 in 2025, then moderated to 36 in 2026. The consistent certification rate and zero denial rate across years indicate steady compliance with prevailing wage and labor condition requirements.

The Stepping Stones Group H-1B
speech-language pathologist H-1B
Massachusetts healthcare H-1B sponsor
occupational therapist H-1B visa
H-1B certification rate

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of The Stepping Stones Group LLC’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	93.6%
Cert-withdrawn	1.5%
Withdrawn	4.9%

Certified93.6%

Cert-withdrawn1.5%

Withdrawn4.9%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by The Stepping Stones Group LLC across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1127	Speech-Language Pathologists	167
2	29-1122	Occupational Therapists	20
3	25-2056	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	6
4	19-3034	School Psychologists	3
5	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	2
6	31-9099	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	1
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	1
8	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	1
9	21-1014	Mental Health Counselors	1
10	25-1122	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	1

Speech-Language Pathologists

167

Occupational Therapists

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

School Psychologists

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Data Scientists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Mental Health Counselors

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2023	2
FY2024	75
FY2025	91
FY2026	36

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