Upwork
Hiring · 6 open jobsGeneral information
Upwork runs an online marketplace. Clients post job descriptions with compensation ranges, and freelancers bid on the work. Clients then select who they want to hire.
Upwork comes from two older companies. Elance started in 1998, founded by Bernard Sheth and Srini Anumolu. oDesk launched in 2003, founded by Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis. The two merged in 2013 to form Upwork. It trades on Nasdaq under ticker UPWK, with offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco. In 2025, it reported $788 million in revenue and $115 million in net income.
Currently, there's a total of 7 job openings at Upwork. Over the last 30 days, 4 jobs were added and 4 were removed (job postings usually stay up ~23 days before being removed). Upwork is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1
Hiring activity
New jobs added per week2
View these weekly figures as a table
| Week beginning | New listings |
|---|---|
| July 20, 2026 | 2 |
| July 27, 2026 | 2 |
| August 3, 2026 | 0 |
| August 10, 2026 | 3 |
| August 17, 2026 | 1 |
| August 24, 2026 | 0 |
| August 31, 2026 | 1 |
| September 7, 2026 (in progress) | 2 |
Open jobs
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Score your CV for free before you applyVisa sponsorship
Does Upwork sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Upwork is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 18 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $192,813.4
Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)4
| Fiscal year | Approved |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | 23 |
| FY2022 | 30 |
| FY2023 | 8 |
Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →
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Common questions
Is Upwork hiring now?
Yes. There are 6 open jobs, with 7 added in the last 30 days.
Does Upwork sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Government records show 18 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $192,813.
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Notes & sources
- 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Upwork's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
- 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
- 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Upwork's own hiring system; last check September 12, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
- 4. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.
Sources
upwork.com, checked daily
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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