H-1B sponsorPARank #128FEIN 25-0965591Updated Jun 2026

University of Pittsburgh

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Pittsburgh. Filed 3,617 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

138

Rank #128 · FY2026

Certified

92.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

3.6%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of Pittsburgh is a major research institution in Pennsylvania that actively sponsors H-1B workers. In FY2026, the university filed 138 H-1B petitions with a 92% certification rate, reflecting strong approval outcomes for that fiscal year.

Across its H-1B sponsorship history from 2010 to 2026, the university has filed 3,617 total petitions. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists lead its hiring mix with 1,237 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers (678 filings) and Biological Technicians (677 filings), underscoring the institution's emphasis on research and academic roles in the life and physical sciences. Health Specialties Teachers and Physicists round out the top occupations.

Filings declined sharply from 2019 through 2022, dropping to single digits, before recovering to 123 filings in 2023 and rising again through 2025. Overall, 22.86% of the university's petitions across all years were certified, with 1.08% withdrawn and 0.03% denied, indicating low formal denial rates but modest overall certification relative to filings.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	90.6%
Cert-withdrawn	5.0%
Withdrawn	4.3%
Denied	0.1%

Certified90.6%

Cert-withdrawn5.0%

Withdrawn4.3%

Denied0.1%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	1,237
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	678
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	677
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	94
5	19-2012	Physicists	77
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	77
7	15-1251	Computer Programmers	54
8	15-1252	Software Developers	49
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	46
10	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	40

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

1,237

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

678

Biological Technicians

677

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Programmers

Software Developers

Data Scientists

Biological Scientists, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	320
FY2011	277
FY2012	262
FY2013	292
FY2014	234
FY2015	233
FY2016	292
FY2017	246
FY2018	257
FY2019	291
FY2020	7
FY2021	6
FY2022	8
FY2023	123
FY2024	309
FY2025	322
FY2026	138

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