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The Sphere Institute

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
727
FY2025 applications
59
FY2026 to 30 June
30
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$85,000
Most common occupation
Social Science Research Assistants
H-1B dependent (as declared)
Yes
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

The Sphere Institute appears in 727 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 59.

Applications by fiscal year — The Sphere Institute

4895FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4895FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084
FY20094
FY20101
FY20112
FY20128
FY20135
FY201410
FY201520
FY201649
FY201753
FY201854
FY201969
FY202073
FY202166
FY202295
FY202353
FY202472
FY202559
FY2026*30
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*291
FY2025590
FY2024720
FY2023530
FY2022950
FY2021660
FY2020721
FY2019681
FY2018513
FY2017503
FY2016445
FY2015200
FY2014100
FY201350
FY201280
FY201120
FY201010
FY200940
FY200840
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).

The Sphere Institute: applications by worksite state

2+2+4+5+12+
2+2+4+5+12+
Data table
StateApplications
CA556
DC94
WA12
MA12
TX9
VA7
PA5
WI4
NJ4
IL4
NC3
TN3
NY2
FL2
MI2
Worksite states
  1. California556
  2. District of Columbia94
  3. Washington12
  4. Massachusetts12
  5. Texas9
  6. Virginia7
  7. Pennsylvania5
  8. Wisconsin4
  9. New Jersey4
  10. Illinois4
Worksite cities
  1. Burlingame, CA472
  2. Washington, DC94
  3. Los Angeles, CA54
  4. Seattle, WA5
  5. Pittsburgh, PA5
  6. Chicago, IL4
  7. Rocklin, CA4
  8. Sacramento, CA3
  9. Chino Hills, CA3
  10. Nashville, TN3
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. Social Science Research Assistants508
  2. Operations Research Analysts70
  3. Software Developers33
  4. Statisticians31
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other26
  6. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers6
  7. Budget Analysts5
  8. Technical Writers5
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Data and Policy Analyst I154
  2. Data and Policy Analyst II89
  3. Data and Policy Analyst III78
  4. Data and Policy Analyst IV67
  5. Policy Associate37
  6. Policy Lead34
  7. Senior Policy Lead21
  8. Lead Research Analyst I11

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

Median $85,000; middle half $71,490 to $105,000 · median prevailing wage $65,229 (marker) · 157 applications.

$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I11
  2. Level II74
  3. Level III24
  4. Level IV51
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)

53106FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
53106FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20094
FY20102
FY20112
FY20124
FY201315
FY20147
FY201512
FY201633
FY201754
FY201823
FY201949
FY202061
FY202159
FY2022106
FY202357
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023361211
FY2022520544
FY2021342250
FY2020220394
FY2019230261
FY201817260
FY2017413130
FY2016220111
FY201510020
FY20146010
FY201315000
FY20123010
FY20111010
FY20102000
FY20094000
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, LLP324
  2. Accel Visa Attorneys PC6
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

The Sphere Institute has 727 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #320 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #1,922 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.04% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
320 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
1,922 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.04%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in California
12,087
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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