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United Airlines, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for United Airlines, Inc.. Filed 312 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

80.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

United Airlines, Inc. is an Illinois-based airline headquartered in Chicago. The company has filed 312 H-1B petitions between 2010 and 2026, making it a modest but consistent participant in the H-1B visa program.

In FY2026, United Airlines filed 5 H-1B petitions with an 80% certification rate. Historically, the company has maintained strong certification outcomes, with 82.37% of all filings certified, 0.64% withdrawn, and 0.64% denied. Filings peaked in the early-to-mid 2010s (reaching 39 in 2013) but declined significantly from 2018 onward, with minimal activity in 2020–2022 before a modest recovery starting in 2024.

United Airlines' H-1B hiring is concentrated in technology and analytical roles. Software Developers account for 80 filings (26% of the total), followed by Operations Research Analysts (52), Financial and Investment Analysts (23), Computer and Information Systems Managers (21), and Data Scientists (18). This profile reflects the airline's reliance on technical talent for IT, data analysis, and systems management functions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	82.4%
Cert-withdrawn	16.4%
Withdrawn	0.6%
Denied	0.6%

Certified82.4%

Cert-withdrawn16.4%

Withdrawn0.6%

Denied0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by United Airlines, Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	80
2	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	52
3	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	23
4	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	21
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	18
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	16
7	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	14
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	8
9	13-1111	Management Analysts	8
10	11-3071	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	7

Software Developers

Operations Research Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Accountants and Auditors

Industrial Engineers

Management Analysts

Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	22
FY2011	38
FY2012	27
FY2013	39
FY2014	33
FY2015	20
FY2016	29
FY2017	26
FY2018	19
FY2019	21
FY2020	6
FY2021	6
FY2022	2
FY2024	10
FY2025	9
FY2026	5

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