H-1B sponsorSDFEIN 46-0224743Updated Sep 2026

Avera McKennan

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Avera McKennan. Filed 207 disclosures between FY2011 and FY2026 from worksites with a SD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Avera McKennan is a South Dakota-based healthcare provider and active H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, the organization filed 26 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate, reflecting a significant rebound in sponsorship activity after a multi-year lull.

Since 2011, Avera McKennan has submitted 207 total H-1B petitions with a 92.27% certification rate, 4.35% withdrawal rate, and less than 1% denial rate. The employer's H-1B program is heavily concentrated in physician recruitment: 117 filings (56% of total) are for "Physicians, All Other," followed by positions in internal medicine (13), medical laboratory technology (12), family medicine (9), and pediatric surgery (7). This occupational focus reflects the organization's core mission in clinical healthcare delivery.

Avera McKennan's filing volume has fluctuated considerably over its 16-year H-1B history. Peak activity occurred in 2018 with 23 petitions, followed by a sharp decline through 2022 (averaging 1 filing per year), then recovery beginning in 2023. The recent uptick to 26 filings in FY2026 suggests renewed physician recruitment efforts.

Avera McKennan H-1B
H-1B physician sponsorship South Dakota
Avera McKennan visa petitions
healthcare H-1B employer
H-1B certification rate Avera

H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	92.3%
Cert-withdrawn	2.9%
Withdrawn	4.3%
Denied	0.5%

Certified92.3%

Cert-withdrawn2.9%

Withdrawn4.3%

Denied0.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Avera McKennan across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	117
2	29-1216	General Internal Medicine Physicians	13
3	29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	12
4	29-1215	Family Medicine Physicians	9
5	29-1243	Pediatric Surgeons	7
6	29-1222	Physicians, Pathologists	5
7	29-1221	Pediatricians, General	5
8	29-1217	Neurologists	4
9	29-1249	Surgeons, All Other	4
10	19-2012	Physicists	3

Physicians, All Other

117

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Family Medicine Physicians

Pediatric Surgeons

Physicians, Pathologists

Pediatricians, General

Neurologists

Surgeons, All Other

Physicists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2011	2
FY2012	10
FY2013	15
FY2014	12
FY2015	14
FY2016	12
FY2017	19
FY2018	23
FY2019	14
FY2020	1
FY2021	1
FY2022	1
FY2023	4
FY2024	32
FY2025	21
FY2026	26

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