LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Ciena H-1B sponsor data for IT roles
Short answer
Ciena filed 17 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations in the DOL disclosure data (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), which ranks it 855 of 3,365 employers with five or more IT filings. The most common occupation is software developers (8 filings) and the most common state is TX (7).
Ciena filings by occupation
| Occupation | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 8 | 47% |
| Data Scientists | 5 | 29% |
| Database Architects | 1 | 6% |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 1 | 6% |
Most common job titles
| Job title on the filing | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer Applications 4 | 2 |
| Analyst, It Architecture (A710.325) | 1 |
| Analyst, Enterprise Data Management (A710.588) | 1 |
| Analyst, Enterprise Data Management (A710.387) | 1 |
| Director, Svt/Pv Engineering Software Systems (A710.169) | 1 |
| Senior Analyst, Data Engineering (A710.388) | 1 |
Where the roles are
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| TX | 7 |
| MD | 2 |
| GA | 2 |
| CA | 2 |
| IL | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Plano, TX | 2 |
| Aubrey, TX | 2 |
| Halethorpe, MD | 1 |
| Waukegan, IL | 1 |
| Dallas, TX | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 5 | 36% |
| Level II | 2 | 14% |
| Level IV | 7 | 50% |
Most filings (50%) are at Level IV. The median offered wage on these filings is $155,925 a year against a median prevailing wage of $133,585, which is 13.7% above the prevailing wage. 100% of filings offer at least the prevailing wage listed on the same filing. 100% are full time. See prevailing wages by occupation and area for the DOL levels.
Employers filing in software developers, like Ciena
| Employer | IT filings |
|---|---|
| Delta System Software | 17 |
| Unigo | 17 |
| Zuora | 17 |
| Vervenest | 17 |
| Ellucian | 17 |
| Athenahealth | 17 |
About this data
Source and definitions are on the H-1B sponsors guide. An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Questions
How many H-1B filings did Ciena make for IT roles?
17 labor condition applications in this dataset (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026). By decision year: 2025: 7, 2026: 10.
What wage did Ciena offer on these filings?
The median offered wage was $155,925 a year against a median prevailing wage of $133,585, 13.7% above the prevailing wage.