H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 81-3622947Updated Jul 2026

Waymo LLC

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Waymo LLC. Filed 1,070 disclosures between FY2017 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

108

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

99.1%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.9%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Waymo LLC is an autonomous vehicle technology company based in California with substantial H-1B sponsorship activity. In fiscal year 2026, Waymo filed 108 H-1B petitions, achieving a 99.1% certification rate with minimal withdrawals.

Since first sponsoring H-1B workers in 2017, Waymo has filed a total of 1,070 petitions across a 10-year period, with an all-time certification rate of 94.49%. The company's sponsorship volume has grown notably, peaking at 245 filings in 2025. Waymo's H-1B roles are heavily concentrated in software development and engineering: Software Developers account for 611 filings (57% of total), followed by Computer Occupations All Other (58 filings), Data Scientists (33), Computer Hardware Engineers (31), and Software QA Analysts (26). The company's strong certification track record and technology-focused hiring pattern reflect its core business in autonomous vehicle research and development.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Waymo 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	94.5%
Cert-withdrawn	3.6%
Withdrawn	1.6%
Denied	0.3%

Certified94.5%

Cert-withdrawn3.6%

Withdrawn1.6%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	611
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	58
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	33
4	17-2061	Computer Hardware Engineers	31
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	26
6	19-2012	Physicists	18
7	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	12
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	10
9	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	8
10	17-2111	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	8

Software Developers

611

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Computer Hardware Engineers

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Physicists

Engineers, All Other

Industrial Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2017	53
FY2018	55
FY2019	137
FY2020	65
FY2021	107
FY2022	19
FY2023	95
FY2024	186
FY2025	245
FY2026	108

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