H-1B sponsorNMUpdated Jul 2026

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER. Filed 207 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2020 from worksites with a NM headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2020

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2020

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2020

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2020

Summary

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center is an academic and research institution based in New Mexico that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized roles in higher education and life sciences.

From 2010 to 2020, the institution filed 207 H-1B petitions with a 91.3% certification rate, demonstrating strong compliance with labor standards. The vast majority of filings—85 petitions—were for Biological Science Teachers in postsecondary education, reflecting the center's core academic mission. Medical Scientists (21 filings), Health Specialties Teachers (17), and Atmospheric and Space Scientists (13) rounded out the top roles. The center withdrew 1.93% of filings and had denials in just 1.45% of cases.

Filing volume fluctuated year to year, ranging from 1 to 29 petitions annually, with peaks in 2013, 2015, and 2016. In 2020, only 1 filing was recorded, suggesting a sharp decline in H-1B sponsorship activity that year.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	91.3%
Cert-withdrawn	5.3%
Withdrawn	1.9%
Denied	1.5%

Certified91.3%

Cert-withdrawn5.3%

Withdrawn1.9%

Denied1.5%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	85
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	21
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	17
4	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	13
5	19-4021	Biological Technicians	10
6	19-2012	Physicists	9
7	29-1217	Neurologists	8
8	29-1071	Physician Assistants	7
9	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	6
10	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	6

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Biological Technicians

Physicists

Neurologists

Physician Assistants

Physicians, All Other

Biochemists and Biophysicists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	20
FY2011	15
FY2012	7
FY2013	29
FY2014	20
FY2015	28
FY2016	29
FY2017	12
FY2018	18
FY2019	28
FY2020	1

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