H-1B sponsorMDRank #91FEIN 53-0196960Updated Jun 2026

National Institutes of Health, HHS

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for National Institutes of Health, HHS. Filed 4,358 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Rank #91 · FY2026

Certified

73.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

1.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services based in Maryland, has filed 4,358 H-1B petitions since 2010. In FY2026, NIH filed 98 petitions with a 73.5% certification rate, continuing a modest recovery after a sharp decline in H-1B sponsorship between 2020 and 2022.

NIH's H-1B program is heavily concentrated in two occupations: market research analysts and marketing specialists account for 3,217 filings (73.9% of all petitions), while medical scientists represent 994 filings (22.8%). This unusual distribution for a research institution suggests significant administrative or analytical staffing needs. Overall, NIH maintains a strong certification record, with 14.89% of filings certified across all years; the FY2026 cohort shows markedly improved approval at 73.5%, with minimal withdrawals (1%) and no denials.

Historically, NIH's H-1B volume peaked in the early 2010s, averaging 350–400 filings annually through 2019. A dramatic collapse occurred in 2020–2022, dropping to single-digit and double-digit filings, before rebounding to 139 filings in 2023 and 359 in 2024, indicating renewed sponsorship activity.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	74.2%
Cert-withdrawn	21.2%
Withdrawn	4.2%
Denied	0.3%

Certified74.2%

Cert-withdrawn21.2%

Withdrawn4.2%

Denied0.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by National Institutes of Health, HHS across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,217
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	994
3	43-9199	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	24
4	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	17
5	33-3021	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	12
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	7
7	11-9033	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	3
8	15-2041	Statisticians	2
9	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	2
10	23-2011	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

3,217

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

994

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other

Biological Scientists, All Other

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Statisticians

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	423
FY2011	400
FY2012	438
FY2013	417
FY2014	316
FY2015	328
FY2016	374
FY2017	278
FY2018	257
FY2019	253
FY2020	10
FY2021	21
FY2022	9
FY2023	139
FY2024	359
FY2025	238
FY2026	98

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