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State University of New York- Buffalo State

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for State University of New York- Buffalo State. Filed 1,580 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2019 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2019

Certified

97.3%

unconditional · FY2019

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2019

Denied

1.4%

rejection rate · FY2019

Summary

State University of New York—Buffalo State is a public university in New York that has participated in the H-1B visa sponsorship program since 2010. In fiscal year 2019, the university filed 74 H-1B petitions with a 97.3% certification rate.

Over its full participation period through 2019, SUNY Buffalo State filed 1,580 total H-1B petitions with an 88.35% all-time certification rate, 4.05% denial rate, and 0.51% withdrawn rate. The university's H-1B hiring has been concentrated in specialized academic and medical roles: physicians and surgeons account for 910 filings (57.6%), followed by biological science teachers (362 filings) and health specialties teachers (125 filings). These positions reflect the university's focus on faculty and clinical staff in life sciences and healthcare fields.

Filing volume declined over time, dropping from 345 petitions in 2010 to 74 in 2019, suggesting reduced H-1B recruitment activity in recent years.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of State University of New York- Buffalo State’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	88.3%
Cert-withdrawn	7.1%
Withdrawn	0.5%
Denied	4.0%

Certified88.3%

Cert-withdrawn7.1%

Withdrawn0.5%

Denied4.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by State University of New York- Buffalo State across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	910
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	362
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	125
4	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	48
5	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	14
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	12
7	15-1252	Software Developers	12
8	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	10
9	23-1011	Lawyers	9
10	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	9

Physicians, All Other

910

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

362

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

125

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Software Developers

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Lawyers

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	345
FY2011	226
FY2012	190
FY2013	178
FY2014	138
FY2015	110
FY2016	100
FY2017	98
FY2018	121
FY2019	74

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