H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 95-2647125Updated Jun 2026

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Filed 2,237 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is a California-based technology company and an active H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, the company filed 91 H-1B applications with a 100% certification rate, reflecting strong recent performance in the program.

Since 2010, Western Digital has filed 2,237 total H-1B applications with a 44.75% overall certification rate. The company's filing volume has fluctuated significantly over the years, peaking at 541 filings in FY2024 before declining to 91 in FY2026. A notable gap in filings occurred from 2020–2022, with minimal activity during that period.

The company's H-1B workforce focuses primarily on engineering and software development roles. Software Developers dominate the hiring mix with 801 filings, followed by Electronics Engineers (293 filings), Mechanical Engineers (220), Industrial Engineers (163), and Software Quality Assurance Analysts (113). Withdrawn and denied application rates remain low at 0.4% and 0.13% respectively across the full period.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Western Digital Technologies, 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	98.8%
Withdrawn	0.9%
Denied	0.3%

Certified98.8%

Withdrawn0.9%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	801
2	17-2072	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	293
3	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	220
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	163
5	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	113
6	17-2131	Materials Engineers	96
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	63
8	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	63
9	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	46
10	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	42

Software Developers

801

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

293

Mechanical Engineers

220

Industrial Engineers

163

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

113

Materials Engineers

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Electrical Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	74
FY2011	66
FY2012	81
FY2013	104
FY2014	103
FY2015	78
FY2016	79
FY2017	208
FY2018	215
FY2019	216
FY2020	2
FY2021	10
FY2022	7
FY2023	127
FY2024	541
FY2025	235
FY2026	91

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