H-1B sponsorSDFEIN 46-0450378Updated Jun 2026

Sanford Research

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Sanford Research. Filed 60 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a SD headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

Sanford Research is a South Dakota-based research organization that has engaged in H-1B sponsorship since 2010. In FY2025, the organization filed 3 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Over its 15-year history in the H-1B program, Sanford Research has submitted 60 total petitions with a 15% overall certification rate. The organization has experienced variable petition volume, ranging from 1 filing in 2014 to 10 filings in 2017, with recent activity declining (5 filings in 2024, 3 in 2025). The employer has not had withdrawn or denied petitions.

Sanford Research's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in scientific and technical roles. Medical Scientists (34 petitions) comprise the majority, followed by Biological Technicians (9), Epidemiologists (5), and smaller numbers in Computer Occupations and Biochemistry roles. This profile reflects the organization's focus on research-oriented positions in life sciences.

Sanford Research H-1B sponsor
South Dakota H-1B employer
medical scientist H-1B
biological technician sponsorship
research organization H-1B filings

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified100.0%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	34
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	9
3	19-1041	Epidemiologists	5
4	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	3
5	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	2
6	15-1251	Computer Programmers	2
7	15-2041	Statisticians	2
8	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	1
9	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	1
10	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	1

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biological Technicians

Epidemiologists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Programmers

Statisticians

Biological Scientists, All Other

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	3
FY2011	7
FY2012	6
FY2013	4
FY2014	1
FY2015	3
FY2016	6
FY2017	10
FY2018	6
FY2019	5
FY2023	1
FY2024	5
FY2025	3

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