H-1B sponsorWIUpdated Jul 2026

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE. Filed 2,182 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a WI headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

50.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a public research institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In FY2025, the university filed 2 H-1B petitions with a 50% certification rate.

Since 2010, UW-Milwaukee has filed 2,182 total H-1B petitions with a 70.26% certification rate. The university's H-1B activity peaked in the early-to-mid 2010s, with annual filings typically ranging from 200 to 270 petitions. The role mix is heavily weighted toward research and academic positions: biological technicians (637 filings), biological science teachers (449 filings), physicists (361 filings), health specialties teachers (222 filings), and other biological scientists (124 filings). Withdrawn petitions account for 3.07% of all filings, while denied petitions represent 1.1%.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	70.3%
Cert-withdrawn	25.6%
Withdrawn	3.1%
Denied	1.1%

Certified70.3%

Cert-withdrawn25.6%

Withdrawn3.1%

Denied1.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-4021	Biological Technicians	637
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	449
3	19-2012	Physicists	361
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	222
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	124
6	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	98
7	15-1252	Software Developers	34
8	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	30
9	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	26
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	18

Biological Technicians

637

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

449

Physicists

361

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

222

Biological Scientists, All Other

124

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Software Developers

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Systems Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	268
FY2011	230
FY2012	211
FY2013	232
FY2014	182
FY2015	212
FY2016	248
FY2017	219
FY2018	242
FY2019	134
FY2024	2
FY2025	2

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