H-1B sponsorMDRank #160FEIN 53-0196960Updated May 2026

National Institutes of Health, HHS

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for National Institutes of Health, HHS. Filed 776 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a MD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

776

Rank #160

Certified

74.4%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

4.6%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.4%

rejection rate

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a federal medical research agency headquartered in Maryland. NIH has filed 776 H-1B petitions between 2020 and 2025, demonstrating significant reliance on temporary skilled workers to support its research mission.

NIH's H-1B hiring is heavily concentrated in specialized research and analytical roles. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists account for 491 filings (63%), while Medical Scientists (excluding epidemiologists) represent 205 filings (26%). This concentration reflects the agency's focus on translating biomedical research into public health applications. With a 74.36% certification rate and only 0.39% denials, NIH maintains a strong approval record. Withdrawn petitions account for 4.64% of total filings.

H-1B sponsorship activity accelerated significantly in 2023 and 2024, rising from 9 filings in 2022 to 359 in 2024, before settling to 238 filings in 2025. This trend suggests growing recruitment needs in research support and marketing functions within the agency's portfolio of scientific programs.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of National Institutes of Health, HHS’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified74.4%

Cert-withdrawn20.6%

Withdrawn4.6%

Denied0.4%

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Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	491
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	205
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	1
4	33-3021	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

491

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

205

Biological Scientists, All Other

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	10
FY2021	21
FY2022	9
FY2023	139
FY2024	359
FY2025	238

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