H-1B sponsorNYFEIN 16-1469571Updated Jun 2026

State University of New York, Upstate Medical University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for State University of New York, Upstate Medical University. Filed 2,069 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

State University of New York, Upstate Medical University is a public research and teaching institution in New York that sponsors H-1B workers for specialty occupations. In FY2026, the university filed 22 H-1B labor condition applications with a 100% certification rate.

Across all filings from 2010 to 2026, Upstate Medical has submitted 2,069 H-1B petitions with a 6.19% overall certification rate. The institution's hiring has concentrated heavily in research and academic roles: atmospheric and space scientists lead with 616 filings, followed by biological technicians (287), biological scientists (215), health specialties teachers (206), and physicists (123). This occupational mix reflects the university's focus on life sciences research and medical education.

Filing volume peaked between 2015 and 2018, when annual submissions ranged from 220 to 252. Activity declined significantly after 2019, dropping to just 2 filings in 2023 before recovering modestly to 22–61 filings in 2024–2026.

SUNY Upstate Medical H-1B sponsor
H-1B filings medical university
atmospheric scientists H-1B
biological technicians prevailing wage
New York medical research H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	94.8%
Cert-withdrawn	5.2%

Certified94.8%

Cert-withdrawn5.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	616
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	287
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	215
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	206
5	19-2012	Physicists	123
6	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	106
7	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	71
8	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	48
9	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	47
10	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	41

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

616

Biological Technicians

287

Biological Scientists, All Other

215

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

206

Physicists

123

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

106

Physicians, All Other

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Natural Sciences Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	159
FY2011	153
FY2012	176
FY2013	165
FY2014	149
FY2015	237
FY2016	252
FY2017	235
FY2018	220
FY2019	188
FY2023	2
FY2024	50
FY2025	61
FY2026	22

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