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Ciena Corporation

Employer · Maryland, United States

Employer address
Maryland, United States
Applications on record
926
FY2025 applications
36
FY2026 to 30 June
33
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
97.1%
Median offered wage
$160,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified97.1%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Ciena Corporation appears in 926 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 36.

Applications by fiscal year — Ciena Corporation

4079FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4079FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200848
FY200927
FY201025
FY201149
FY201235
FY201339
FY201452
FY201569
FY201679
FY201775
FY201879
FY201979
FY202041
FY202145
FY202247
FY202342
FY202426
FY202536
FY2026*33
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*294
FY2025342
FY2024224
FY2023384
FY2022452
FY20213411
FY2020356
FY2019709
FY20186217
FY20175718
FY20165920
FY20155118
FY2014448
FY2013390
FY2012287
FY2011409
FY2010250
FY2009270
FY2008480
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).

Ciena Corporation: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA416
MD187
GA152
TX43
WA41
NJ23
FL18
CO16
MA8
NY7
NC5
MO2
VA2
IL1
OK1
Worksite states
  1. California416
  2. Maryland187
  3. Georgia152
  4. Texas43
  5. Washington41
  6. New Jersey23
  7. Florida18
  8. Colorado16
  9. Massachusetts8
  10. New York7
Worksite cities
  1. San Jose, CA376
  2. Hanover, MD141
  3. Alpharetta, GA141
  4. Linthicum, MD42
  5. Spokane Valley, WA28
  6. Petaluma, CA25
  7. Greenwood Village, CO15
  8. Middletown, NJ11
  9. Austin, TX10
  10. Miramar, FL8
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 Developers576
  2. Computer Occupations, All Other86
  3. Computer Systems Analysts30
  4. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer22
  5. Electrical Engineers18
  6. Computer Network Architects14
  7. Sales Engineers13
  8. Computer and Information Systems Managers11
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer 377
  2. Software Engineer 274
  3. Software Engineer 128
  4. Svt/pv Engineer 324
  5. Senior Analyst, IT Applications21
  6. Software Engineer 420
  7. Software Engineer19
  8. Lead Engineer17

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

Median $160,000; middle half $138,600 to $185,134 · median prevailing wage $136,001 (marker) · 84 applications.

$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
$100k$135k$170k$205k$240k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II9
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV38
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. India116
  2. Canada7
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)

2550FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2550FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200929
FY201025
FY201133
FY201221
FY201326
FY201433
FY201535
FY201650
FY201739
FY201848
FY201944
FY202033
FY202129
FY202234
FY20239
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20231080
FY202230311
FY202100290
FY202030300
FY201992350
FY201840441
FY2017130260
FY201680420
FY201540310
FY201430302
FY201390170
FY201260151
FY2011100230
FY201040210
FY200930263
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. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP264
  2. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP144
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maryland

Ciena Corporation has 926 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #25 of 3,417 sponsoring employers in Maryland and #1,423 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.27% of the applications filed by employers based in Maryland.

Rank in Maryland
25 of 3,417
Rank in the United States
1,423 of 168,030
Share of Maryland's applications
0.27%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Maryland
1,496
Largest sponsoring employers in Maryland
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited180,382
  2. University of Maryland College Park7,823
  3. Johns Hopkins University7,496
  4. National Institutes of Health, HHS5,863
  5. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.4,477
  6. Howard Hughes Medical Institute3,190
  7. Baltimore City Public School System3,108
  8. Government Employees Insurance Company2,882
  9. Hughes Network Systems LLC2,532
  10. Prince George's County Public Schools2,004
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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