H-1B sponsorMARank #196FEIN 04-2103594Updated May 2026

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Filed 656 disclosures between FY2021 and FY2025 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

656

Rank #196

Certified

67.2%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

1.5%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a major research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an active H-1B sponsor. Between 2021 and 2025, MIT filed 656 H-1B labor condition applications, with filing volume increasing significantly year over year—from 17 filings in 2021 to 286 in 2025.

MIT's H-1B sponsorship centers on research and academic roles. Medical Scientists (Except Epidemiologists) account for 251 filings, followed by Physicists with 247 filings. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (65 filings), Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (10 filings), and Foreign Language and Literature Teachers (12 filings) round out the top occupation categories.

Of MIT's 656 applications, 67.23% were certified, 1.52% were withdrawn, and none were denied. This high certification rate reflects the employer's consistent filing practices and the qualification standards met by its H-1B visa candidates.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified67.2%

Cert-withdrawn31.3%

Withdrawn1.5%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	251
2	19-2012	Physicists	247
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	65
4	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	12
5	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	10
6	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	7
7	19-4021	Biological Technicians	6
8	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	5
9	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3
10	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	1

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

251

Physicists

247

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Biological Scientists, All Other

Biological Technicians

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2021	17
FY2022	10
FY2023	103
FY2024	240
FY2025	286

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