H-1B sponsorILFEIN 74-2099724Updated Jun 2026

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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 a major airline headquartered in Illinois. The company has filed 312 H-1B petitions since 2010, with recent activity showing 5 filings in FY2026—a modest volume reflecting the airline industry's selective use of temporary specialty workers.

United's H-1B workforce centers on technology and analytical roles. Software Developers lead filings with 80 petitions, followed by Operations Research Analysts (52), Financial and Investment Analysts (23), Computer and Information Systems Managers (21), and Data Scientists (18). This mix reflects the company's reliance on IT and data talent to support operations and modernization.

Certification outcomes have improved significantly in recent years. While the all-time certification rate stands at 11.54% across 312 filings, FY2026 showed an 80% certification rate with no withdrawals or denials. United has not had withdrawn or denied petitions in its H-1B program history. Filing volume peaked in the early-to-mid 2010s (38 filings in 2011) and declined sharply during the pandemic, but has stabilized at low single-digit levels.

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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.

Certified94.7%

Cert-withdrawn5.3%

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	13-1111	Management Analysts	8
9	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	8
10	15-2041	Statisticians	7

Software Developers

Operations Research Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Accountants and Auditors

Management Analysts

Industrial Engineers

Statisticians

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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