H-1B data shows software filings down 36%, AI-titled roles up
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An analysis of US Department of Labor H-1B LCA disclosure data, published by Village, finds that employer filings for software developers fell 36% from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2026, comparing October through June of each year. Filings for new software employment fell 46% over the same period. The fiscal 2026 decline was steepest from October to December 2025, down 26% year over year, after the White House announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions. Over the same span, filings with job titles containing "machine learning" or "artificial intelligence" rose 80% and made up 1.8% of all certified filings in fiscal 2026; shorter titles such as "AI engineer" supplied 92% of the latest year's increase. The analysis also found that OpenAI and Anthropic included AI or machine learning in only 11% of their 402 certified filings.
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US employer H-1B filings for software developers fell 36% from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2026, comparing October through June, while filings with AI job titles rose and made up 1.8% of all certified filings in fiscal 2026. New-employment software filings fell 46%, and the fiscal 2026 drop was steepest from October to December 2025, down 26% year over year, after the White House announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions. Titles containing "machine learning" or "artificial intelligence" rose 80%, and shorter titles such as "AI engineer" supplied 92% of the latest year's increase; OpenAI and Anthropic included AI or machine learning in only 11% of their 402 certified filings.
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