H-1B sponsorALRank #120FEIN 63-6005396Updated May 2026

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Filed 924 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a AL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

924

Rank #120

Certified

57.7%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

2.9%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.1%

rejection rate

Summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a research university and major H-1B sponsor in Alabama. Since 2020, it has filed 924 labor condition applications, with filings accelerating significantly in recent years: from an average of 13–16 per year in 2020–2022 to 124 in 2023, 375 in 2024, and 384 in 2025.

The university's H-1B hiring is concentrated in academic and research roles. The top role is Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (269 filings), followed by Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (194 filings) and Biochemists and Biophysicists (75 filings). Physicians and other biological scientists make up the remainder of the top occupations.

Of its 924 filings, 57.68% were certified, 2.92% were withdrawn, and 0.11% were denied. The high certification rate reflects the university's established status and compliance with prevailing wage and labor condition standards.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified57.7%

Cert-withdrawn39.3%

Withdrawn2.9%

Denied0.1%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	269
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	194
3	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	75
4	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	45
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	32
6	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	31
7	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	31
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	27
9	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	24
10	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	21

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

269

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

194

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Physicians, All Other

Biological Scientists, All Other

Natural Sciences Managers

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Data Scientists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	13
FY2021	12
FY2022	16
FY2023	124
FY2024	375
FY2025	384

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