H-1B sponsorMDFEIN 59-0735717Updated Jun 2026

HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE. Filed 2,219 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

98.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a research organization based in Maryland that sponsors H-1B workers for scientific and technical roles. In FY2026, it filed 66 H-1B petitions and achieved a 98.5% certification rate with no denials or withdrawals.

Since 2010, the Institute has filed 2,219 total H-1B petitions across 17 years, with peak activity in 2016–2019 (averaging 189 filings annually). After a sharp decline from 2020–2022, filings resumed in 2023 and stabilized at 136–139 annually through 2025. Overall certification stands at 16.99%, reflecting the historical mix of outcomes across all periods.

The role mix is heavily concentrated in life sciences: Biological Technicians account for 1,825 filings (82% of total), followed by Medical Scientists (116), Biochemists and Biophysicists (103), Physicists (48), and other Biological Scientists (46). This specialization reflects the Institute's research mission.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute H-1B
HHMI H-1B sponsorship
H-1B biological technicians Maryland
H-1B medical research roles
HHMI prevailing wage

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified94.2%

Cert-withdrawn4.5%

Withdrawn1.0%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-4021	Biological Technicians	1,825
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	116
3	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	103
4	19-2012	Physicists	48
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	46
6	15-1252	Software Developers	36
7	19-1022	Microbiologists	5
8	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	3
9	13-1071	Human Resources Specialists	3
10	11-3031	Financial Managers	3

Biological Technicians

1,825

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

116

Biochemists and Biophysicists

103

Physicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Software Developers

Microbiologists

Computer Systems Analysts

Human Resources Specialists

Financial Managers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	175
FY2011	191
FY2012	172
FY2013	173
FY2014	179
FY2015	175
FY2016	205
FY2017	212
FY2018	162
FY2019	175
FY2020	3
FY2021	1
FY2022	5
FY2023	50
FY2024	139
FY2025	136
FY2026	66

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