H-1B sponsorSDFEIN 31-1527032Updated Jun 2026

Sanford Health

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Sanford Health. Filed 116 disclosures between FY2016 and FY2026 from worksites with a SD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

86.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Sanford Health is a major healthcare system based in South Dakota. The organization has been active in the H-1B sponsorship program since 2016, with a notable acceleration in recent years.

In FY2026, Sanford Health filed 15 H-1B petitions and achieved an 86.7% certification rate with no denials or withdrawals. Over its full history (2016–2026), the company has filed 116 petitions with an overall 84.48% certification rate. The hiring volume peaked at 39 filings in FY2024, then moderated to 26 in FY2025 and 15 in FY2026.

The organization's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in clinical and laboratory roles. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists account for 87 of 116 total filings—75% of all petitions. Secondary roles include Software Developers (6 filings), Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians (5), Speech-Language Pathologists (4), and Biological Scientists (3). This profile reflects Sanford's core mission as a healthcare provider focused on diagnostic and clinical laboratory staffing.

Sanford Health H-1B
healthcare H-1B sponsor South Dakota
medical lab technologist visa
Sanford Health prevailing wage
H-1B certification rate healthcare

H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	89.9%
Cert-withdrawn	10.1%

Certified89.9%

Cert-withdrawn10.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Sanford Health across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	87
2	15-1252	Software Developers	6
3	29-2012	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	5
4	29-1127	Speech-Language Pathologists	4
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	3
6	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	2
7	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	2
8	29-1141	Registered Nurses	2
9	11-3012	Administrative Services Managers	1
10	15-1241	Computer Network Architects	1

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

Software Developers

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

Speech-Language Pathologists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Registered Nurses

Administrative Services Managers

Computer Network Architects

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2016	1
FY2017	1
FY2018	1
FY2019	4
FY2020	1
FY2023	28
FY2024	39
FY2025	26
FY2026	15

Compare Sanford Health with another sponsor

Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.

Popular comparisons

INFOSYS LIMITED TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP Deloitte Consulting LLP WIPRO LIMITED Microsoft Corporation

Explore by rank

Pre-built leaderboards for the most-asked questions.

Top 100 sponsors Cleanest sponsors All rankings

Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means How the prevailing wage works Common H-1B sponsorship questions How this data is built