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Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
1,637
FY2025 applications
74
FY2026 to 30 June
80
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$135,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.7%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. appears in 1,637 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 74.

Applications by fiscal year — Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

66131FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
66131FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200837
FY200947
FY201061
FY201170
FY201281
FY2013104
FY2014105
FY2015124
FY2016113
FY2017105
FY2018131
FY2019120
FY202079
FY202173
FY202282
FY202367
FY202484
FY202574
FY2026*80
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*3743
FY2025668
FY20246618
FY20235116
FY20226121
FY20213835
FY20205029
FY20199426
FY20188546
FY20179015
FY20167538
FY20158044
FY20146441
FY20138420
FY20125823
FY20114822
FY20104615
FY2009470
FY2008334
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.: applications by worksite state

1+1+10+10+27+
1+1+10+10+27+
Data table
StateApplications
CA1,599
TX27
NY10
WA1
Worksite states
  1. California1,599
  2. Texas27
  3. New York10
  4. Washington1
Worksite cities
  1. Irvine, CA1,584
  2. Austin, TX27
  3. San Francisco, CA11
  4. Albany, NY9
  5. Mission Viejo, CA1
  6. New York City, NY1
  7. Seattle, WA1
  8. Santa Monica, CA1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers502
  2. Special Effects Artists and Animators414
  3. Graphic Designers88
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other67
  5. Producers and Directors67
  6. Art Directors38
  7. Computer Systems Analysts33
  8. Web and Digital Interface Designers32
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer97
  2. Senior Software Engineer70
  3. Senior Software Engineer I66
  4. Senior Software Engineer II38
  5. 3D Artist30
  6. Associate Software Engineer28
  7. Associate 3D Artist13
  8. Game Producer13

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $135,000; middle half $113,968 to $162,750 · median prevailing wage $120,890 (marker) · 168 applications.

$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
$80k$110k$140k$170k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I37
  2. Level II46
  3. Level III43
  4. Level IV43
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. Canada72
  2. South Korea63
  3. China36
  4. United Kingdom32
  5. France27
  6. Australia22
  7. Germany20
  8. India16
  9. Brazil12
  10. Mexico10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

3467FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
3467FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20091
FY201016
FY201127
FY201239
FY201367
FY201442
FY201524
FY201633
FY201739
FY201824
FY201961
FY202050
FY202137
FY202250
FY202321
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202390121
FY2022160341
FY2021181191
FY2020321180
FY2019336281
FY2018117132
FY2017150241
FY201660273
FY201516181
FY2014232191
FY2013324350
FY2012110280
FY2011142130
FY201012040
FY20090010
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. William B. Bennett & Associates Ltd492
  2. Law Offices of William B. Bennett & Associates, LLP272
  3. Law Offices of William B. Bennett Associates29
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. has 1,637 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #141 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #702 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.08% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
141 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
702 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.08%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 511) in California
1,542
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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