H-1B sponsorWAFEIN 31-4379427Updated Jun 2026

Battelle Memorial Institute

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Battelle Memorial Institute. Filed 1,183 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a WA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

61.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

5.2%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Battelle Memorial Institute is a nonprofit research and development organization headquartered in Washington State. The institute has filed 1,183 H-1B petitions since 2010, with strong activity in recent years—96 filings in FY2026 alone, yielding a 61.5% certification rate.

Battelle's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in scientific and engineering roles. Physicists lead its hiring (245 filings), followed by chemists (108), electrical engineers (103), materials scientists (90), and medical scientists (87). This composition reflects the institute's focus on research, development, and laboratory-intensive work.

Overall certification rate across all years stands at 39.56%, with only 1.18% of petitions withdrawn and 0.08% denied. FY2026 shows improved outcomes, with no denials and a higher certification rate, suggesting recent strengthening of application quality or changing visa conditions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	76.7%
Cert-withdrawn	20.8%
Withdrawn	2.3%
Denied	0.2%

Certified76.7%

Cert-withdrawn20.8%

Withdrawn2.3%

Denied0.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Battelle Memorial Institute across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-2012	Physicists	245
2	19-2031	Chemists	108
3	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	103
4	19-2032	Materials Scientists	90
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	87
6	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	62
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	47
8	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	38
9	15-1252	Software Developers	34
10	17-2144	Mechanical Engineers, R&D	30

Physicists

245

Chemists

108

Electrical Engineers

103

Materials Scientists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Chemical Engineers

Data Scientists

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Software Developers

Mechanical Engineers, R&D

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	4
FY2011	9
FY2012	13
FY2013	3
FY2014	11
FY2015	8
FY2016	145
FY2017	158
FY2018	74
FY2019	148
FY2020	15
FY2021	18
FY2022	18
FY2023	94
FY2024	176
FY2025	193
FY2026	96

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