H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 20-1854266Updated Jul 2026

Yelp Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Yelp Inc.. Filed 814 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

69.6%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Yelp Inc. is a San Francisco-based local business directory and review platform headquartered in California. The company has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010, filing 814 labor condition applications across its history.

In fiscal year 2026, Yelp filed 23 H-1B applications with a 69.6% certification rate. Overall, the company maintains an 89.68% all-time certification rate with minimal denials (0.37%) and very few withdrawals (0.12%), reflecting a strong track record in the visa program. H-1B sponsorship peaked in 2016 with 140 filings, and the company has resumed hiring after a period of reduced activity.

Yelp's H-1B roles are heavily concentrated in technology positions. Software developers account for 540 filings (66% of total), followed by other computer occupations (64 filings), data scientists (53 filings), and architectural/engineering managers (51 filings). This composition reflects Yelp's focus on engineering and data-driven product development.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Yelp 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	89.7%
Cert-withdrawn	9.8%
Withdrawn	0.1%
Denied	0.4%

Certified89.7%

Cert-withdrawn9.8%

Withdrawn0.1%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	540
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	64
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	53
4	11-9041	Architectural and Engineering Managers	51
5	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	8
6	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	8
7	11-2021	Marketing Managers	7
8	27-1021	Commercial and Industrial Designers	7
9	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	6
10	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6

Software Developers

540

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Computer Systems Analysts

Financial and Investment Analysts

Marketing Managers

Commercial and Industrial Designers

Operations Research Analysts

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	3
FY2011	11
FY2012	12
FY2013	30
FY2014	69
FY2015	100
FY2016	140
FY2017	74
FY2018	122
FY2019	115
FY2020	3
FY2022	2
FY2023	12
FY2024	48
FY2025	50
FY2026	23

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