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Hot Topic, Inc.

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
140
FY2025 applications
5
FY2026 to 30 June
14
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$133,000
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Hot Topic, Inc. appears in 140 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 5.

Applications by fiscal year — Hot Topic, Inc.

714FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
714FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20091
FY20100
FY20110
FY20121
FY20132
FY20147
FY20159
FY20167
FY20177
FY201813
FY201912
FY20209
FY202111
FY202214
FY202314
FY202414
FY20255
FY2026*14
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*95
FY202541
FY2024122
FY2023140
FY2022131
FY202192
FY202063
FY2019102
FY2018112
FY201770
FY201652
FY201554
FY201452
FY201320
FY201210
FY201100
FY201000
FY200910
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).

Hot Topic, Inc.: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
CA113
TX8
OH7
WA3
MN3
TN3
GA2
NJ1
Worksite states
  1. California113
  2. Texas8
  3. Ohio7
  4. Washington3
  5. Minnesota3
  6. Tennessee3
  7. Georgia2
  8. New Jersey1
Worksite cities
  1. Industry, CA108
  2. Lewis Center, OH3
  3. La Vergne, TN3
  4. Bothell, WA3
  5. Dallas, TX2
  6. Long Beach, CA2
  7. Prosper, TX2
  8. Riverside, CA2
  9. Shakopee, MN2
  10. Atlanta, GA2
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 Developers61
  2. Computer and Information Systems Managers20
  3. Computer Systems Analysts12
  4. Computer Programmers8
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other7
  6. Operations Research Analysts7
  7. Logisticians4
  8. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Programmer Analyst7
  2. Business Intelligence Analyst6
  3. Dev Ops Engineer4
  4. Senior Systems Analyst4
  5. Lead Programmer Analyst4
  6. QA Lead3
  7. Director of Information Technology3
  8. Devops Manager3

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

Median $133,000; middle half $89,856 to $146,003 · median prevailing wage $114,754 (marker) · 25 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II8
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data 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)

59FY2010FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
59FY2010FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY20101
FY20133
FY20145
FY20153
FY20164
FY20173
FY20188
FY20198
FY20205
FY20215
FY20229
FY20236
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230060
FY20220090
FY20210050
FY20201040
FY20190082
FY20180080
FY20170030
FY20160040
FY20150030
FY20140050
FY20130030
FY20100010
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. Fisher & Phillips LLP98
  2. Fisher & Phillips2
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

Hot Topic, Inc. has 140 work visa applications on record (FY2009–FY2026), ranking #1,465 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #9,111 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.01% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
1,465 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
9,111 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.01%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 315) in California
190
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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