H-1B sponsorVAFEIN 25-0965219Updated Jul 2026

American Institutes for Research

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for American Institutes for Research. Filed 428 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a VA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

91.7%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

8.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a Virginia-based research and evaluation organization that sponsors H-1B workers. In fiscal year 2025, the company filed 12 H-1B petitions with a 91.7% certification rate.

Since 2010, AIR has filed 428 total H-1B petitions with an all-time 96.03% certification rate, 2.8% withdrawn, and 0.47% denied—indicating strong labor certification outcomes. The company's peak activity occurred in 2018, when it filed 65 petitions. The role mix is research- and technology-focused: Software Developers account for 92 filings, Biological Technicians for 71, Biological Scientists for 47, Computer Occupations (all other) for 35, and Data Scientists for 29.

AIR's H-1B sponsorship has been intermittent in recent years, with minimal filings in 2020, 2022, and 2023 before rising slightly in 2024 and 2025. The company's high certification rate and research-heavy occupational profile reflect its role in scientific and technical staffing.

American Institutes for Research H-1B
AIR H-1B sponsor
H-1B research scientists Virginia
software developer H-1B filings
biological technician H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of American Institutes for Research’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	96.0%
Cert-withdrawn	0.7%
Withdrawn	2.8%
Denied	0.5%

Certified96.0%

Cert-withdrawn0.7%

Withdrawn2.8%

Denied0.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by American Institutes for Research across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	92
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	71
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	47
4	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	35
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	29
6	15-2041	Statisticians	22
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	22
8	19-3011	Economists	22
9	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	20
10	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	9

Software Developers

Biological Technicians

Biological Scientists, All Other

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Statisticians

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Economists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Financial and Investment Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	22
FY2011	27
FY2012	28
FY2013	36
FY2014	29
FY2015	36
FY2016	49
FY2017	44
FY2018	65
FY2019	54
FY2020	1
FY2022	1
FY2023	3
FY2024	21
FY2025	12

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