H-1B sponsorNJFEIN 22-1261880Updated Jun 2026

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. Filed 917 disclosures between FY2012 and FY2026 from worksites with a NJ headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

76.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is a pharmaceutical and life sciences company based in New Jersey. Since 2012, it has filed 917 H-1B petitions to sponsor specialty workers, with an overall certification rate of 41.77%.

In FY2026, the company filed 52 H-1B petitions with a notably higher certification rate of 76.9%, reflecting recent increases in approval outcomes. Recent years show significant growth: 160 filings in 2024 and 167 in 2025. The company's role mix centers on scientific and technical talent—statisticians dominate with 256 filings, followed by biochemists and biophysicists (96), software developers (80), medical scientists (62), and data scientists (48). This profile aligns with pharmaceutical R&D and data analytics priorities.

Withdrawals and denials are minimal (0.76% and 0% respectively across all years), indicating stable sponsorship practices. The 2020–2022 period saw sharply lower filings, but activity resumed strongly from 2023 onward.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	89.3%
Cert-withdrawn	9.1%
Withdrawn	1.6%

Certified89.3%

Cert-withdrawn9.1%

Withdrawn1.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-2041	Statisticians	256
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	96
3	15-1252	Software Developers	80
4	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	62
5	15-2051	Data Scientists	48
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	46
7	19-2031	Chemists	45
8	19-1022	Microbiologists	44
9	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	41
10	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	25

Statisticians

256

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Software Developers

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Chemists

Microbiologists

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Scientists, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2012	3
FY2013	54
FY2014	47
FY2015	72
FY2016	51
FY2017	60
FY2018	82
FY2019	119
FY2020	11
FY2021	9
FY2022	2
FY2023	28
FY2024	160
FY2025	167
FY2026	52

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