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DXP Enterprises, Inc. H-1B company data

Employer profile assembled from DOL OFLC LCA rows and USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub petition summaries. Rows below include aliases, source IDs, filing coverage, petition counts, role coverage, worksite coverage, and wage summary fields when present.

Role rows Wage rows Trends

Employer	LCA filings	Role titles	Worksites	Coverage	USCIS approvals	Top role	Sources	Open
DXP Enterprises, Inc. DXP ENTERPRISES INC	25	14	7	FY2016 to FY2026 Latest decision 2025-11-06	12	Control, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer 3 filings	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub	Profile

Activity summary

LCA filings	25
Certified LCAs	24
Denied LCAs	0
Role titles	14
Worksites	7
Latest decision	2025-11-06
USCIS approvals	12
USCIS denials	0

Aliases and source names

Aliases	Source Names	Sources
DXP ENTERPRISES INC	DXP Enterprises, Inc., DXP ENTERPRISES INC	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub

Top roles

Title	SOC	LCA filings	Low wage min	High wage max
Control, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer	17-2072.00 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	3	$88,000	$88,000
APPLICATION DEVELOPER	15-1132	2	$69,472	$0
BI DEVELOPER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	2	$73,778	$73,778
Senior Computer Programmer	15-1251.00 Computer Programmers	2	$94,890	$94,890
APPLICATION DEVELOPER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	1	$81,400	$81,400
Applications Engineer	17-2112.03 Manufacturing Engineers	1	$70,013	$70,013
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER	15-1132 SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, APPLICATIONS	1	$90,000	$90,000
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER	15-1132.00 Software Developers, Applications	1	$91,915	$91,915
Business Intelligence Developer	15-1252.00 Software Developers	1	$102,500	$102,500
CONTROL ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER	17-2071.00 Electrical Engineers	1	$81,266	$81,266

Top markets

City	State	Postal Code	LCA Count	Role Title Count	Wage Low Min	Wage High Max	First Fiscal Year	Latest Fiscal Year
Houston	TX	77040	13	9	69,472	110,000	2,016	2,026
Katy	TX	77493	3	3	81,266	98,280	2,022	2,025
Fremont	CA	94538	2	1	94,890	94,890	2,025	2,025
Cypress	TX	77433	2	2	88,351	102,500	2,024	2,025
Houston	TX	77061	2	2	70,013	75,000	2,025	2,025
Spring	TX	77380	2	1	88,000	88,000	2,025	2,025
Shreveport	LA	71119	1	1	80,000	0	2,016	2,016

Full company payload

Company ID	company:dxp enterprises
Name	DXP Enterprises, Inc.
Normalized Name	dxp enterprises
Source Company Ids	company_dol_oflc_lca_dxp_enterprises_inc, company_uscis_h1b_datahub_dxp_enterprises_inc_tax_9661
Source Names	DXP Enterprises, Inc., DXP ENTERPRISES INC
Aliases	DXP ENTERPRISES INC
Sources	dol_oflc_lca, uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub

Names

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    "DXP Enterprises, Inc.",
    "DXP ENTERPRISES INC"
  ],
  "dba_names": [],
  "name_variants": [
    {
      "value": "DXP Enterprises, Inc.",
      "filing_count": 9,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2021,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "DXP ENTERPRISES, INC.",
      "filing_count": 8,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2022,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "DXP Enterprises, Inc",
      "filing_count": 5,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2024,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2025,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "DXP ENTERPRISES INC",
      "source": "uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub"
    }
  ]
}

Identifiers

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  {
    "identifier_type": "tax_id_last_four",
    "identifier_value": "9661",
    "source": "uscis_h1b_employer_data_hub"
  }
]

LCA Activity

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  "lca_count": 25,
  "case_count": 25,
  "role_title_count": 14,
  "worksite_count": 7,
  "total_workers": 25,
  "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
  "first_received_date": "2016-02-01",
  "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
  "latest_decision_date": "2025-11-06",
  "certified_count": 24,
  "denied_count": 0,
  "status_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "Certified",
      "filing_count": 16,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2021,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "CERTIFIED",
      "filing_count": 8,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2019,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    },
    {
      "value": "Withdrawn",
      "filing_count": 1,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2025,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2025,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ],
  "visa_class_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "H-1B",
      "filing_count": 25,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ],
  "full_time_position_breakdown": [
    {
      "value": "Y",
      "filing_count": 23,
      "first_fiscal_year": 2017,
      "latest_fiscal_year": 2026,
      "source": "dol_oflc_lca"
    }
  ]
}

Petition Activity

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    "2015",
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Addresses

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      "address_line_1": "5301 Hollister St",
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      "first_fiscal_year": 2026,
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    },
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      "first_fiscal_year": 2016,
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    {
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Geography

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      "lca_count": 13,
      "role_title_count": 9,
      "wage_low_min": 69472,
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}

Industry

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      "value": "423830",
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      "first_fiscal_year": 2026,
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}

Wage Summary

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  "annualized_low_avg": 86503.96
}

Trend

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  },
  {
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  },
  {
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    "wage_low_min": 72571,
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{
  "roles": "/v1/roles?company=DXP%20Enterprises%2C%20Inc.",
  "wages": "/v1/wages?company=DXP%20Enterprises%2C%20Inc.",
  "trends": "/v1/trends?company=DXP%20Enterprises%2C%20Inc."
}

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