H-1B sponsorMAFEIN 04-6002284Updated Jul 2026

University of Massachusetts Amherst

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Massachusetts Amherst. Filed 1,107 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

71.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

3.4%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Massachusetts that actively sponsors H-1B workers. In FY2026, the university filed 89 H-1B petitions with a 71.9% certification rate.

Across all filings since 2010, UMass Amherst has submitted 1,107 H-1B petitions with an 80.13% overall certification rate, 2.26% withdrawn, and 1.17% denied. The university's H-1B hiring is concentrated in research and academic roles: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists lead with 271 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (191 filings), Biological Scientists, All Other (66 filings), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (57 filings), and Physicians, All Other (33 filings). Filing volume has grown significantly, from 46 petitions in 2010 to peaks of 234 filings in 2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	80.1%
Cert-withdrawn	16.4%
Withdrawn	2.3%
Denied	1.2%

Certified80.1%

Cert-withdrawn16.4%

Withdrawn2.3%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by University of Massachusetts Amherst across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	271
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	191
3	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	66
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	57
5	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	33
6	15-1252	Software Developers	25
7	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	23
8	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	22
9	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	20
10	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	18

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

271

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

191

Biological Scientists, All Other

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicians, All Other

Software Developers

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	46
FY2011	37
FY2012	49
FY2013	38
FY2014	42
FY2015	41
FY2016	65
FY2017	33
FY2018	65
FY2019	71
FY2020	9
FY2021	9
FY2022	19
FY2023	46
FY2024	214
FY2025	234
FY2026	89

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